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A 5 page paper which examines moral satire in
Jonathan Swift’s novel “Gulliver’s Travels.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAsatgul.rtf
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in the midst of the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment, despite the fact that it also goes hand-in-hand with these periods. As would perhaps be readily assumed,
one of the most notorious figures in the literary world during the Age of Satire was Jonathan Swift. The following paper examines an essay concerning the moral satire in Swifts
novel. The paper argues that pride is surely one of the most powerful satirical elements in Swifts work as it relates to the morals of man. Moral Satire
In the essay being examined the author indicates that there are two types of misanthropists and that Swift presents himself as a "Burned or Disillusioned" idealist who is disappointed in
humankind (Galloway). This "type exhibits more bile as he is constantly frustrated by what men do as opposed to what they ought to do" (Galloway). Galloway argues that "Gullivers Travels
is arguably" Swifts "greatest satiric attempt to shame men out of their vices...by constantly distinguishing between how man behaves and how he thinks about or justifies his behavior in a
variety of situations. Pride, in particular, is what enables man to deceive himself into the belief that he is rational and virtuous when, in reality, he has not developed his
reason, and his virtue is merely appearance" (Galloway). In relationship to the Lilliputians we note that a great deal of pride, as a theme, is presented in ones statement
made to the emperor. In these words we see how pride and compliments are incredibly important, whether or not they are true. It presents us with a very ridiculous look
at how men could perhaps be swayed by words that address their pride. It also indicates that to address the Lilliputian leader in this way is expected, thus illustrating that
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