Gulliver's Travels

what aspects of human nature does Swift seem to be satirizing through Gulliver's huge size in Lilliput?

why is this contrast effective ?

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Swift is satirizing the tendancy for certain aspects of human nature to take on an attitude of grandeur; Gulliver's huge size strips those around him of their belief in their own superiority and power.