Question

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

Answer 1

Answer:

Swift’s writings were connected to his desire to enter politics.

Explanation:

Jonathan Swift was very active politically, first for the Whigs and later for the Tories also (two important political parties of his time), and though, as the passage makes clear, he may not have been very well recognized for his political enterprises, his satire was, indeed, plagued with political motives and critiques. Most notably, one can find this dimension of his work in his famous satire, A modest proposal, in which he criticizes how the English government mistreated the Irish at that time.  

Answer 2

From what I have read The best choice i see is Swift's writings were connected to his desire to enter politics." This conclusion was based off of he tried to achieve political distinction in Ireland.