Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" / Satire in Lilliput :
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.
Gulliver.wps

Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver’s Travels” / The Houyhnhnms
& The Yahoos : 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. Gullive4.wps

Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver's Travels” / Land of the
Houyhnhnms : 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. Gull.wps

Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” vs. Conrad’s “Heart
Of Darkness” : 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. Swiftcon.wps

Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" : 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.
Modestpr.wps

Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"/ Summary : 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.
Modestp2.wps

Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" & Forster's "My
Wood" / Using Satire to Criticize What they Believe to Be
the False Values of Society : 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. PCsat.doc

Sanity & Madness According to Jonathan Swift : 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.
Sanmad.wps
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