What real-life situation was Jonathan Swift satirizing in Gulliver’s Travels? A. Swift was satirizing the problems that ensued a

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What real-life situation was Jonathan Swift satirizing in Gulliver’s Travels? A. Swift was satirizing the problems that ensued a

fter an influx of French Catholics into Protestant England. B. Swift was satirizing what he saw as the irrational disputes that led to the schism between Protestants and Catholics. C. Swift was satirizing France’s support of the colonial Americans’ fight against England. D. Swift was satirizing the problems England faced establishing its colonial empire around the globe.

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Ipatiy [6.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-12T02:28:33+03:00

Ipatiy [6.2K]3 years ago

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"A. Swift was satirizing the problems that ensued after an influx of French <span> Catholics into Protestant England</span>" is correct, although this wasn't his only intent.

lesya692 [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-12T00:49:05+03:00

In <em>Gulliver's Travels</em>, Swift satirizes different aspects of English society. He discuses different problems society faces and criticizes how the country is governed. The author depicts the problems in a different context each time that each voyage takes place in a different place and in a different form. He just tries to describe the problems of the society through fairy-tale, satirizing the aspects like politics, literature, philosophy and literature. Therefor, the correct answer is D.