From the protagonist's perspective, the tiny citizens appear conceited in their own problems, believing the two nations are the only countries that exist, and that they yield great power. The king is so proud of his army that he tells Gulliver to "stand like a Colossus,"" so that he can "draw up the troops in close order and march them under me [Gulliver]- (32-33). Additionally, the formal language in the draft of the protagonist's freedom further illustrates their lack of power because he can crush them without resistance. Apparently, the attitudes expressed by the Lilliputians resemble how human beings view themselves. The satire mocks the self-arrogance of European nations, especially in terms of their self-importance and conviction that they are located in the center of the world and universe. .
The split parties and conflicts between the two powers are a result of the emperor's grandfather declaring that citizens should break eggs on the smaller end, after cutting his finger from the larger side. Apparently, the two countries have been fighting for "thirty-six moons past,"" resulting in "six rebellions raised on that account; wherein one emperor lost his life, and another crown,"" and "that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end- (41-42). The situation presented is extremely ridiculous, because many people lost their lives because of a trivial disagreement. The tone throughout this passage is factual, with the main character indifferent at this divergence, which further makes the entire conflict more absurd. Similar to the actual history of Europe, the author mocks the civil wars, analogous to the battles between Lilliput and Blefuscu, where nations use force as a justification of their fight for some moral reason. Swift uses the egg dispute to represent a religious conflict that has no correct answer, similar to Catholics and Protestants who do not agree with the bible.
