It is worth noticing, however, that Gulliver never mentions that he finds some Lilliputians’ traditions ridiculous. Nor does he point out the similarities between what he sees and what happens in England. Swift leaves the reader to perceive the satire and to interpret it himself.
In further chapters the parallel drawn between the Lilliputians and the British becomes even more obvious. Lilliput and Blefuscu represent England and France. The violent conflict between Big-Endians and Little-Endians stands for the centuries of warfare between Catholics and Protestants. As far as the Tramecksan and the Slamecksan are concerned, there is no difficulty to recognize the Whigs and Tories of English politics. Gulliver reports Reldresal’s description of Lilliputian party politics: