Gullivers travels - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Reading response on Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" for the University of Toronto. Cumulative "3 Discussion Posts" grade was A+ in 2023.

‘I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: “Oh Lord, make our enemies very ridiculous.” And God granted it…’ (Voltaire, ‘Letter to Etienne Damilaville’, 1767). How can two Enlightenment and/or Romantic texts by different visual artists or writers studied in the module be understood as ‘satire’? This essay explores this question by analysing Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope.

6.05 satiric modes 6.05_satiric modes _ English 12 Satire in Gullivers Travels In Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels, the author employs a range of satiric modes against a variety of targets. He targets English politics in the fourth chapter. Illustrating his political views through his expressive dialect, Swift shows the reader his political stances. The authors satire can be seen through the Lilliputians political controversies, which are used to reflect those of the British ruling clas...

Humanities - ANSWER How the human race understands and documents the human experience. How do visual arts and architecture of Greeks and Romans differ? - ANSWER 1. Much of the structures in Greece are focused on honoring Deities and Elevating the human form. Greeks relied on Post and Lintel. 2. Rome used art to predominantly glorify the Roman empire. Romans developed columns and arches to design larger buildings. What reflects the theme in the classical period? - ANSWER Greek philosopher...