Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver’s Travels, written by Jonathan Swift, is one of the greatest satirical works ever written. A satire is the use of ridicule, irony, or sarcasm to expose human vice or folly and, according to Swift, “satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face, but their own.” (Jaffebros.com). Swift uses his writing as a machine to attack the political structure of Europe as well as the whole human existence. His hatred for the Whigs exemplifies all of humanity. He demonstrates this through the explorations of four different societies; Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and Houyhnhnms. In these expeditions, he ably criticizes the civilization and morality of 18th century England. Swift wrote this from 1699 to 1711 during a time of extreme political upheaval, which he satires in the novel. His hatred for politicians, specifically the Whigs, comes from his experience in politics. He was the representative of the Irish church and represented all the bishops. He consulted Queen Anne and the Whigs to grant some financial aid to Irish church, butt hey refused him and in turn had made an enemy for life. He uses another political reference the trial of Harley and Bolin
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Approximate Word count = 2471
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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