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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.
Filename: PCgull.doc