Today, satire is seen in shows like, the Colbert Report and the Daily Show. These shows mostly poke fun at politics and current events. In the 1600s, Jonathan Swift was our Colbert Report. He criticized the government and made fun of political officials. I enjoyed Swift's work. From Gullivers Travels to A Modest Proposal, I thought both were enjoyable. In Gulliver's Travels it uses an englishman travels to weird and interesting places, but Swift uses these places and the people in them to criticize England and it's government. Swift also satirized human morals and human nature, this was to probably inform people in a less attacking way to treat each other better and show respect for one another. There is also a movie with one of my favorite actors, Jack Black, about Gulliver's Travels.In A Modest Proposal, Swift is satirizing the government, he is showing that Ireland is so economically bad that the only way to save it is to sell and eat the unwanted children. I enjoyed this satire as is comically could solve the economic crisis in the 1600s. My least favorite satire was The Rape of The Lock. This book was boring and had a shakespearean language to it.
