John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' vs. Jonathan Swift's 'Modest Proposal' Narrative Voice
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A 5 page analysis of 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton and 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift that examines the ways in which each of these authors used the persona of their narrators in order to express their themes for each work. No additional sources cited.
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Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal'
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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.
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Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' & Forster's 'My Wood' / Using Satire to Criticize What they Believe to Be the False Values of Society
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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.
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Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal'/ Summary
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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.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'
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A 5 page paper that describes the importance of Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput as a basis for the other voyages in the story. This paper explores the political irony, the emotions and reactions expressed by Gulliver and the way in which the physical and intellectual are contrasted and the way that these important themes are developed through the relationship between the first book and the subsequent voyages. No additional sources cited.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' / Land of the Houyhnhnms
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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.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' / Satire in Lilliput
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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.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' / The Houyhnhnms & The Yahoos
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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.
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Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' vs. Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness'
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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.
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