In Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the narrator shows the reader encountering many different characters, from little people to talking horses. Gulliver reveals through his adventures what kind of character he is. He's a likeable, fun, and interesting person, but he lacks what could be called a hero – in the traditional sense. Seeing him as a hero is difficult because he seems more like an anti-hero. In a way, Gulliver is the only choice for a hero in the story. The story is told from Gulliver's point of view, which makes him the most relatable character. Even though he is the driving force behind all the other characters, his character strays from the usual nature of a hero. To further prove that he is an anti-hero, it is obvious that he is the opposite of the strong and confident ideal of a hero. He is less resourceful than most other typical heroes and less admirable, which is shown in his attitude and the way he treats the human race. Another reason why Gulliver is an anti-hero is his tendency to act like a jerk. More than a heroic figure, he more often tends to play a comic role. Throughout the story, readers and other characters see him as a bizarre character rather than the noble persona a hero possesses. An example of this is when the troops marched under his legs and when the soldiers looked and saw his condition, they found an opportunity to mock him. They clearly didn't consider him an important person; rather, they saw him as someone they could make fun of. Plus, in Brobdingnag, his entire environment is there to make him feel insignificant. Among all the giants, he is an average-sized human being and can't help but feel like a toy because of his ...... middle of paper ...... turn that would get a classic hero. , he wishes to return to the land of the Houyhnhnms. He is disgusted to be reunited with his family – which is not supposed to happen. His image becomes concrete when he chooses animals rather than humans. For a typical hero, one would expect him to be able to interact better with humans rather than animals. Throughout Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver fails to live up to the standards of a hero on numerous occasions. Even though the story is about him, he fails to show the characteristics that a main character – a hero – would exhibit in a story. He has a comic image instead of a heroic image. He lacks the motivation and independence expected of him. Finally, he has no respect for the human race, which eventually leads to madness, making it difficult for readers to see him possess the traits of a traditional hero..