An Essay on the methods and objectives of Swift's satire.

An Essay on the methods and objectives of Swift's satire. This essay will look at the first quotation of Swift's and analyse his use of satire in Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal and The Lady's Dressing Room. Along with Pope, Gay, and other literary lights, Swift was a member of The Martinus Scriblerus Club. The purpose of this club was to satirise the foolishness of modern man. The influence of the club can be seen …

…a link between the poem and Gulliver's Travels as in both he is presenting pictures about debase human activities. In conclusion Swift is using the object of satire to try and reform people's attitudes. He is satirising human follies and asking his reader to look at their own activities and morals. The quote to Charles Ford explains Swift's objectives of satire well as he hopes his writing will produce a reforming zeal in his readers.