Many hundred large volumes have been published upon this controversy; but the books of the big-endians have been long forbidden, and the whole party rendered incapable by law of holding employments. … what is the main idea of this paragraph from gulliver’s travels by jonathan swift? incapable by law of getting jobs in lilliput, big-endians are forced to make a living by writing many books regarding the controversy. the books about the controversy written by the big-endians are banned in lilliput, who themselves have since been banned from holding office. regardless of the banning of books written by big-endians, so many still exist that it is difficult for writers to get jobs. despite the many books written to settle the controversy, big-endians forbid that they be read, making it difficult for them to become educated.