What Is Swift Satire

What Is Swift Satire?This article presents the structure of a Swift satire essay, along with a brief analysis of the purpose and source of Swift's use of satire in literature. A comment about the writer's use of irony to mask hypocrisy in Swift's work can be found in this comment. For the most part, this article focuses on the essays by Alfred Lord Tennyson, as these are the ones which have provided me with the most insight into the topic.An explanation for why the concept of irony, which was common among political writers of the time, such as J.S. Le Fanu, A. George Lovett, and James Cowperthwaite are present in Swift's writings is in order.In Swift's Grimdark World, the medieval England of his time represented a world where religion was only a matter of opinion, and the role of government consisted of the King, or God himself, in dictating how and when those who followed his rules should live. Though he lived in a time in which the Church had a major role in society, it is clear th at he did not believe in absolute faith, and as such, did not distinguish between 'true' Christianity and 'false.' He also came to the conclusion that, by the standard of his time, both the poor and the rich were miserable.Thus, from his vantage point, being the son of an eighth-century Anglican layman, the English church essentially represented the kings, and the king would therefore have to impose his will on his subjects. When this was done, there was bound to be conflict, and the wronged parties would call for retribution. The best way to handle this situation was to seek out the strongest weapon - or rather, the most famous weapon - that was available at the time - and this was ironic, which was the creation of a sense of doubt or doubtfulness about the manner in which the king's rule was being imposed.Swift uses this tactic in 'Paradise Lost,' in which the surviving members of Jesus' family recall the times when the former King Herod was raising taxes on the people so as to ma ke a killing off of his people, and so the Lord claimed that He was putting the evil King on his right hand. Another example is the way in which King Herod obeyed the decree of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, which was to execute people for simply asking for a pardon, but this was circumvented because it is impossible to deceive people through words alone.In 'Gulliver's Travels,' the swans in the South Sea represent the literary 'system' of Charles Lamb, who are trying to introduce a change in attitude, and reform, into the social structure of England. His attempts at reform involve the introduction of a mechanical society based on reason and intellect, where the people do not depend on faith or superstition. The method of uplifting the citizens is through a commonwealth, in which people all share in the material riches brought about by the wealth of the country, the higher classes of the society being those who posses more of this wealth.However, there is one group that has opposed the system and people of England - the grouse, a flock of highly intelligent swans that oppose the efforts of Charles Lamb to have them learn to fly. This group represents the spirit of the modernity movement, and their resistance to Lamb's reforms represents the resistance that one finds today to things like Obama's healthcare bill, and to many people's views on immigration. In fact, it is in relation to this subject that the ideas of 'Paradise Lost' are most similar to modern events.The nature of satire is best illustrated by a short account of the creation of 'Gulliver's Travels,' which was in part a response to the progress that Lamb's efforts represented. It is best viewed as satire, as the Book of Gulliver is often quoted as being a satire, though there is no real truth to the assertion. Its aim is to cause a philosophical debate, and the satire ends when the author has achieved this aim.