Lemuel Gulliver, the main protagonist of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels, is a middle-class Englishman who embarks on four different journeys throughout the novel. He is average in most regards, except that he is a surgeon (having been an apprentice to a surgeon in London, and having attended medical school), speaks multiple languages (High and Low Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and, of course, English), and has had some previous experience traveling throughout Europe and the West and East Indies.
Throughout his interactions with the various people he encounters, we learn to see Gulliver as quite lucky and incredibly resourceful. After all, he does survive multiple shipwrecks and is able to conduct himself well among giants, tiny people, and even horse-like creatures.
In terms of a character sketch, Gulliver is a male, thought to be in his sixties by the time he recounts his adventures, is of average height and build, and is worldly and learned enough to be aware of culture and political differences throughout the England, Europe, and the four places he visits. The novel takes place between the late 1600s and early 1700s--it's said he's born in 1661, begins his travels in 1699, and writes his recounting of his travels in 1720. So, during his travels he would be in his 40's. His clothing would be typical of the time.
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