Jonathan Swift and his satirical work through out his life. Good 11 page paper including bibliography! This paper was for british literature Junior year of high school.

Irish writer Jonathan Swift developed a great gift for writing remarkable satires and allegories. Swift used his experiences and put them into satires, a work of literature in which human folly is attacked through irony, disrespect, and wit. "Most of his satire was based on political and religious corruption surrounding him" (Context 1). Swift's goal was to let people know what was going on behind closed doors in politics and in religion. Amazingly these satires changed …

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