Swift reinforces the idea of the giant’s moral superiority by having Gulliver identify the English with the Lilliputians. This association also makes Gulliver ridiculous. It demonstrates the folly and self-deception that Gulliver practices in identifying himself with the moral giants. Gulliver’s pride is at the root of his trouble. Swift dramatizes this with the mirror Gulliver cannot bear to look into. The mirror is a standard device, just as satire is; anyone who looks closely is shown his own flaws.
Swift has finished his commentary on human morality. In Gulliver’s next voyage, he trains his satire on people’s intellect: how they use—and misuse—it.
