Gullivers Travels By Jonathan

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Period."(Cook, V) In
1710, he became a powerful supporter of the Tory government in England.
Through many of Swift's articles and pamphlets in defense, he became one of
the most effective public relations men any English administration ever had.
The Tories saw how good Swift's literature was and hired him as an editor
for their journal, The Examiner. His political power ended when a new
government came to power. This was the Whig party. The Tory government and
the Whig party were against each other and shared different views like the
republicans and democrats in the U.S. The last stage of Swift's life shows
him transformed from an English into a Irish favorite, and this almost in
spite of himself.(Swift, XIV) He was betrayed and exiled to Ireland by his
friends. The unbearable lifestyle he endured while living in Ireland forced
him to write his brilliant satirical essay, A Modest Proposal. This essay
suggested that the people of Ireland should use their children for a ...

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be elected by
the people. In Lilliput, the people gain their political power in the
strangest and silliest way. The emperor holds a stick out in front of the
person and in order for the person to get the highest position possible,
they must be able to jump over or crawl under the stick depending how the
emperor positions it. The emperor may raise the stick and lower it for
whomever he wants. He may pick favorites and make it easier for them to get
over the stick. The Lilliputians were in the middle of a civil war with a
neighboring island called Blefescu. The war was caused due to a
misunderstanding in the past. The Lilliputian and Blefescudian ancestors
were eating breakfast and ...

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