Congratulation, you just upgraded from reading comprehension problem to language comprehension problem. When someone says someone else is a "giant", they mean that the other person is tall, not that the other person is a fantastical monster from pagan mythology. You know, a metaphore.
Also, you're the one who has his knickers in a twist. What's your problem really? Are you very short, or why do you get so offended by me pointing out that either the MC is very short or the women very tall?
