“The tiny Lilliputians surmise that Gulliver's watch may be his god, because it is that which, he admits, he seldom does anything without consulting.”
― Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels
I find it interesting that the Lilliputians make this reference about Gulliver's watch. Swift makes a reference that Gulliver is apparently always looking at his watch which brings the Lilliputians to come to think that it is his "god" just because he looks at his watch ever so often. Gulliver says it "pointed out the time for every action in his life." The Lilliputians were fascinated by "his globe". This gives me the impression that these people may look to a god of their own for guidance and are religious enough to make this assumption.
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