Why does the emperor of lilliput begin to plot against gulliver?

a.
gulliver eats too much of the lilliputians' food.

b.
gulliver destroys the emperor’s throne room.

c.
gulliver says he would like to return home.

d.
gulliver refuses to conquer lilliput's enemy.

Read the passage, then use the explanation to infer the meaning of the word predominant. the novel was so popular that it was eventually added to a list of books that every ninth grader had to read. it became the predominant work of literature. what is the most likely definition of the word predominant?