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Jonathan Swift: Feminine Gender Roles
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12 pages in length. Jonathan Swift is well-known for his scatological poems, in which he took great delight delving into matters of obscenity. Swift's particular preference was toward the female gender, which he often contemplated yet just as often treated with great indecency. In assessing 'The Lady's Dressing Room' and 'A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed,' one gets a distinct feel for the manner in which Swift felt -- both physically and emotionally -- toward women, given the era and mentality in relation to the female gender. The writer discusses feminine gender roles in relation to the two poems, as well as addresses the issue of whether or not Swift was a misogynist. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”
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This 5 page report discusses “A Modest Proposal” written by Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) and how it fit into the timeframe of the Enlightenment. Prior to the “Age of Enlightenment,” the consideration of others as equal entities had not been taken into account. Swift took what was relatively commonplace British colonial policy and carried it to its inevitable conclusion, recommending that since the conquerors have consumed the island and its resources, it could pursue a useful policy for dealing with Irish children by butchering them and making them food for the British. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' / Satire in Lilliput
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In this 5 page essay the writer discusses the first half of Book I of Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels,' explaining some of its major satirical points, with reference to political and religious events in Swift's day. No additional sources cited.
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The Outsider's Effect in Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'
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A 5 page paper which examines the outsider's effect in Jonathan Swift's classic fantasy, 'Gulliver's Travels,' by making connections between the book,Swift's own life and the history and culture in which it was written, eighteenth-century Great Britain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels”
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This 6 page report discusses Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) and his most famous work, “Gulliver’s Travels.” It is the many distortions -- size, attitude, beliefs, actions -- that serve as the greatest insight into Swift’s story and the realm in which he presents the most thought-provoking of contrasts. For example, the differences that exist in the size of the Lilliputians, the Brobdingnag, and Gulliver all have a relevant significance to the larger (pun intended) story. No secondary sources.
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Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal'
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A 10 page research paper outlining Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal.' The writer analyzes the work as a sociopolitical treatise and examines other political works of Swift, as they relate to Ireland and England at the time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels": Satire Of His Own Changing Function In Books I, II, And IV
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5 pages in length. Interpretation is everything in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. How the author writes, how the characters are portrayed, how the reader deciphers the meaning -- it is all intertwined to produce the final interpretation. Language plays a significant role in how Swift's concepts of sociology are interpreted throughout the story, particularly with regard to the unusual manner he incorporates satire of his own changing function in Books I, II and IV. No additional sources cited.
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Sanity & Madness According to Jonathan Swift
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a 5 page paper looking at Swift's essay 'A Digression Concerning the Original, the Use, and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth', from A Tale of a Tub. The paper shows how Swift satirically distinguishes madness from sanity, determines the cause of madness, and finds a function for it in a healthy society. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" Book IV: Reason And Value
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5 pages in length. Eighteenth century philosophy especially tended to pride itself on having developed to the highest degree the renaissance faith in reason as the distinctive quality of man. Author Jonathan Swift's attitude to his era's view of reason as the sole criterion of value is what ultimately transpired in Book IV of "Gulliver's Travels." That Gulliver had had an interesting – albeit at times strange – journey thus far in the tale did not prepare him for the discovery of his true self, an image he had not only loathed in himself but had previously condemned in others. No additional sources cited.
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Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' & Forster's 'My Wood' / Using Satire to Criticize What they Believe to Be the False Values of Society
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In 5 pages, the author discusses Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' and E. M. Forster's 'My Wood' and shows how the authors use satire to criticize what they perceive to be the false values of society. No other sources.
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Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal'/ Summary
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A 3 page essay in which the writer provides an overview of Jonathan Swift's infamous 'A Modest Proposal' and some of the major points to be considered. No Bibliography.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' / The Houyhnhnms & The Yahoos
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A 5 page paper examining how Jonathan Swift satirizes both the rarified Houyhnhnms and the brutish Yahoos in Book IV of Gulliver's Travels. The writer concludes that just as man was not created to be bestial, he was not created to be completely rationalistic, either. To be caught in either trap robs man of the joy of life. No additional sources cited.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' vs. Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness'
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A 20 page paper comparing Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness in terms of the way both authors treat the theme of imperialism. The paper concludes that while both authors recognize that imperialism is based in the belief that members of radically foreign cultures are non-human (xenophobia) and both condemn this belief, the methods they use to convey this message are radically different. Bibliography lists 24 sources.
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The Houyhnhnms as Representative of an Ideal Society in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels"
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A 5 page paper which examines the ways in which the Houyhnhnms represent an ideal society, in Part IV of Jonathan Swift's fantasy novel, "Gulliver's Travels." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' vs. Jonathan Swift's 'Modest Proposal' Narrative Voice
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A 5 page analysis of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton and 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift that examines the ways in which each of these authors used the persona of their narrators in order to express their themes for each work. No additional sources cited.
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Jonathan Swift
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Jonathan Swift was considered a member of the group of intellectuals, philosophers and writers that helped to define what has come to be known as the age of Enlightenment. His satire on organized religion of the time, Guliver's Travels, may be viewed as a treatese on the Enlightenment ideals of considering nature as an essential component to religious thought. This 5 page paper argues that Gulliver's Travels is best understood in light of the unusual life story of the author and in context with the social phenomenom that came to be known as the Enlightenment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Swift’s 'Gulliver’s Travels' and the Symbolic Significance of Food
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A 5 page paper looking at various anecdotes concerning food or eating in Jonathan Swift’s 'Gulliver’s Travels,' and analyzing the way Swift uses them to comment satirically upon the human condition. No additional sources.
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Swift and Pope as Representatives of the Enlightenment
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A five page paper looking at Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift in terms of the way they are representative of the mindset of the eighteenth century. Specific works considered include Swift's 'Modest Proposal' and Pope's 'Essay on Man' and 'Essay on Criticism.' Bibliography lists five sources.
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Landlord-Tenant Relations in Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
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A five page paper analyzing Jonathan Swift's attack on the treatment of the Irish peasantry by their Anglo-Irish landlords. The paper shows how Swift presents his argument by creating a bigoted persona whose suggestions are too extreme.
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Jonathan Swift / A Tale of a Tub
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A 5 page research paper that summarizes the main points of Swift's satire of seventeenth century religion. The Tale of a Tub (1704) is an allegorical satire that ridicules religious extremists. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Satire of Jonathan Swift: Notes on “Gulliver's Travel's”, “A Modest Proposal”, “The Battle of the Books”, and “A Tale of a Tub”
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An 8 page discussion of the satire of Jonathan Swift, the English writer of the eighteenth century. Illustrates how Swift’s satire was intended to be a vehicle for social change. Outlines the underlying themes of several of his works and provides quotes illustrating the sometimes shocking absurdity of much of Swift’s literary approach to his genre. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Satire in Brady’s “I Want a Wife” and Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”
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A five-page paper looking at these two essays by Jonathan Swift and Judy Brady in terms of the reason satire was employed to convey their message. The paper concludes that in both these pieces, the authors present their material satirically in order to allow the reader to see their real points more clearly and effectively, without one’s natural defensiveness getting in the way. No additional sources.
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The Unattainable Literary Geography of Swift's Gulliver
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In Gulliver's Travels, there is a myriad of meaning buried in an entertaining and macabre representation of period writing. This 6 page paper argues that Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels must have seemed inaccessible to the early modern reader with it's underlying theme of mocking the Puritan ethic, it's satirical form and the romantic style which incorporated absurdism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Conrad, Blake, Swift, & the Dialectics of Literary Inheritance
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A 20 page paper showing how Joseph Conrad, as an early Modernist, used many techniques inherited from earlier literary periods -- some of which he would have cheerfully acknowledged, others of which he would have found less congenial. Specifically, the paper looks at ways in which the ideologies and techniques of Jonathan Swift and William Blake found their way into Conrad's works. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Satire On Swift's Modest Proposal
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This 5 page essay is a satirical replication of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal with the exception that the proposal is to provide the modern city with an end to public drunkenness and a certain number of homeless indigents. An idyllic center for the voluntary euthanasia of elderly alcoholics is proposed.
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Freedom and Responsibility, As Defined By Jefferson, Thoreau, M.L. King & Swift
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A 5 page paper which examines how freedom and its responsibility have been defined throughout history by Thomas Jefferson in the 'Declaration of Independence,' Henry David Thoreau's 'Civil Disobedience,' Martin Luther King's 'Letter From a Birmingham Jail,' and Jonathan Swift's satirical 'A Modest Proposal.' Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Rationalism and the Houyhnhnms in Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels”
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A ten page paper showing how Jonathan Swift, through his characterization of the passionless, horse-like Houyhnhnms, satirized the Rationalists of his own day. The paper argues that in trying to emulate the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver is cutting himself off from his own species, just as pure rationalists cut themselves off from their own hearts. Bibliography lists eight sources.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' / Land of the Houyhnhnms
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A 5 page paper that considers a comparison between the societal and political structures of 18th century England with the satirical representation of the Land of the Houyhnhnms. No additional sources cited.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'
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A 5 page paper that describes the importance of Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput as a basis for the other voyages in the story. This paper explores the political irony, the emotions and reactions expressed by Gulliver and the way in which the physical and intellectual are contrasted and the way that these important themes are developed through the relationship between the first book and the subsequent voyages. No additional sources cited.
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Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" And "A Modest Proposal": Satire, Tone, Diction, Irony, Argument And Syntax
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses satire, tone, diction, irony, argument and syntax as they relate to the two stories. No additional sources cited.
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To Vex or Not to Vex: That is the Question
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(5 pp) In our politically correct world of a new century, certainly "vexing" is hardly the thing to do, however during the time of the writers we are examining, Jonathan Swift through Gulliver's Travels and Jonathan Edwards in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, we might say that "vexing was 'in'"(style) in the eighteenth century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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To Vex or Not to Vex: That is the Question.
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(5 pp) In our politically correct world of a new century, certainly "vexing" is hardly the thing to do, however during the time of the writers we are examining, Jonathan Swift through Gulliver's Travels and Jonathan Edwards in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, we might say that "vexing was 'in'"(style) in the eighteenth century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe
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Two of the more engaging books of the Romantic Era, Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, are superficially very similar. Both describe the hero's travels to strange places and his adventures among outlandish peoples. They both reflect the literary need of the time to, at least on the surface, be based on true accounts; that is, the initial plot is within the realm of possibility and then treads lightly into a land of imagination. Swift uses the fictional story to make a moral and philosophical point, while Defoe proclaims his moral purpose like a revivalist, but puts in plenty of sensational, adventurous and imaginative detail to engage the reader. This 5 page paper asserts that the values that are represented in the life of Robinson Crusoe are those valued in Christianity: prudence, temperance, and the other qualities Crusoe needs for a good life on the island. His association with Friday is that of missionary to convert. Gulliver's attempts at self-perfection and proselytizing, his inability to achieve the Houyhnhnm ideal and his inability to recognize the Christian wisdom embodied in the Captain's charity, serve to mock both the Enlightenment idea of humanity's innate goodness and Christianity's desire for sanctification. No additional sources are listed.
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Satire/ Gulliver's Travels and the Nacirema
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A 5 page essay that compares and contrast satire as it is used in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Horace Miner's "Body Rituals of the Nicerema." Just as Swift's novel satirized the English society of the early eighteenth century, Miner's article points to the idiosyncrasies and foibles of the modern US. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Power and Exploitation in Four Literary Works:
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An 8 page comparison of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Alan Duff's Once Were Warriors, Russell Banks' Continental Drift, and Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal in terms of their treatment of the themes of exploitation and power. The paper asserts that it is not only those who are suffering the exploitation who suffer; the exploiters suffer morally as their actions diminish them. Similarly, the exploited morally triumph as they learn to deal with adversity and forge a renewed sense of power out of the shambles of their lives. Bibliography lists five sources.
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The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living
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In 5 pages, the author takes Socrates’ statement in “Apology” that “the unexamined life is not worth living” and relates it to three other famous texts: Voltaire’s “Candide,” Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” concentrating on the voyage to Lilliput; and Walt Whitman’s “Song of the Open Road.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Satire Throughout Literary History:
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A five page paper looking at the role satire has played in literature throughout history. The paper covers Aristophanes' "Lysistrata," Shakespeare's "As You Like It," Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five," and Syl Jones' "Black No More." Bibliography lists six sources.
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A Solution for the Day Care Crisis: A Satire
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A five page essay, based on the model of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”, facetiously suggesting that as a solution to the shortage of adequate day care facilities, we should just leave our toddlers home alone. The paper’s real meaning is that working mothers need to assume more responsibility for the nurturing of their growing children. No sources.
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Satire in Gulliver's Travels
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Gulliver's Travels has long been recognized as a work of exquisite satire. The Travels represent the society of the Puritans that Jonathan Swift found himself among and whom all things were serious and strict. His playfulness in presentation that dominates books I through III are a counterbalance to the serious satirical nature of book IV. There are a number of parodies in the book, most of them concerning the society of Puritans and, or Protestant thought of the time. This 3 page paper explores a few of the parodies in the book and briefly compares it with Voltaire's Candide. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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An Enlightening Symposium / Philosophy In World Literature
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An 8 page transcript of an imaginary symposium set in an eternal 'now' in which Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Mme. de Lafayette, Jonathan Swift, François Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Charlotte Bronte, and a Moderator discuss their philosophies. Special attention is given to the dichotomy of reason versus passion, and of the individual versus society. No sources.
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Gulliver's Travels
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In 5 pages, the author discusses how the position of the 'outsider' affects 'Gulliver's Travels' by Jonathan Swift. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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