Read the excerpt from paragraph 3 of “A Gut Visible All the Way from the 18th Century” by A.O. Scott, then answer the question.
But such unhappy Matters need not detain us here. Indulge, rather, my views on ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ which somewhat cleverly converts my great Satire into a gaudy, puerile Toy. My avowed purpose in composing that text, as any swot who has suffered the Duty and Dullness rampant in our Schools must know, was to employ my modest pen as a scourge against human Folly and the vanities of the Age. Having deemed itself unable to defeat those foes, this rendition of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ chuses rather to join them.
“A Gut Visible All the Way from the 18th Century” by A.O. Scott
Write a paragraph to explain how A.O. Scott uses the same satirical style as Jonathan Swift in Part I of Gulliver’s Travels. Be sure to use evidence from each text to support your response.