gulliver's travels

Gulliver's Travels By Mark Moore AP English Sheryl April 23, 2001 Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift has been said to be the "Keenest mind and sharpest wit in an age marked by intellectual brilliance".(1) Jonathan Swift was also called "a mass of sense"(1). His works however took very irrational approaches to the many topics he wrote about in his many literary works. He shows this irrational writing in his works: The Battle of the Books, A Modest Proposal, …showed first 75 words of 1306 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1306 total…entertaining, the final two where almost repetitive and seemed to be more geared in his opinion, analyst and mockery of society at whole. He seemed to use the first two parts to grab the attention and then hit the reader with his point of view by turning the story from entertainment to political. (1)Cyclopedia of World Authors, Revised Third Edition 1997 retrieved 4-15-01 (2)"Swift, Jonathan," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001 http://encarta.msn.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**