Analyse the effectinive of Swifts satire in book one of Gulliver's Travels
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Analyse the effectinive of Swifts satire in book one of Gulliver's Travels Swift writes with the ever growing more popular style of travel writing. The tale begins, as Lemuel Gulliver discusses his youth and upbringing. The author (Gulliver) recites that he is the third of five sons growing up in a small estate in Nottinghamshire, England. He is sent to Emanuel College in Cambridge at fourteen to study diligently, and is soon taken under the wing of of Mr. James Bates to become a surgeon's apprentice. Gulliver studies navigation, mathmatics and physics, developing a keen sense of travelling. His good friend, Bates dies, as does most of the British economy, giving Gulliver the idea of returning to work on a ship. If you are reading this book carfully, this introduction proves to be one of the satiracal places in the book, as it is filled with ironic humour; a trademark of...

