Jonathan Swift was born only 7 months after his father's death, on November 30th, 1667. His mother raised Jonathan at the expense of his Uncle Goodwin. It is believed that his Uncle Goodwin wasn't rich and therefor Jonathan was no stranger to poverty. Despite his uncle's lack of funds he still had a nurse who took care of him. His nurse grew so attached to him that when she left for England to visit a dying family member; she took Jonathan with her. Jonathan's mother was afraid that he wouldn't survive another trip back to Ireland so she left him with his nurse where he remained until he was five.

After his return to Ireland, his Uncle Goodwin took in Jonathan. He was sent to Kilkemy School when he was six and stayed for eight years. He was accepted into the University of Dublin when he was fourteen with his cousin Thomas Swift. While attending the University, Jonathan S

In the seventeenth century, England was primarily an agronomic place. There were many farmers, laborers and tenants that made up most of the population. London was the mercantile, economic, administrative, and social core of England. It had a substantial middle-class and was the residence of the Restoration Court. (McDougal, p334)

A lot of this poverty is credited to a mercantile legislation that purposely destroyed the main contributors of Irelands resources. The land was mainly meadow so it was used to raise cattle; it was perfect for this because the cattle had an abundance of land and grass to graze on. The Cattle was brought to England in mass quantities and it eventually was the greatest source of Irelands assets. English landowners took the offensive and wined that the Irish were taking away a lot of the English's profits. They brought forth a law stating that the Irish could no longer import cattle into England.

4. Hunting, Robert. Jonathan Swift. Massachusetts: Hall, 1989.

As we see the three brother's characters unfold, we begin to see Swift's obvious favorite, Martin. Jack is characterized as a very mean spirited and gruff person; Peter is not very well explained; Martin however, is considered the sensible one out of the three brothers (Hunting, p29-30). Swift manages to show that throughout his tale but,

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