Do you think Jonathan Swift is a misanthropist?
PremiumDo you think Jonathan Swift is a misanthropist Justify your answers Or Swift was a great humanist in spite of his being a misanthropist Substantiate Or Consider Swift as a great humanist Jonathan Swift - was a famous satirist He wrote Gulliver s Travels to show the bad sides of people Many think he hated people This is called misanthropy But some say he wanted people to change They call him a humanist In this book Swift laughs at people s pride lies and silly fights He shows how bad society can be But deep inside he hoped for better So Swift was a critic not a hater of mankind Hate of Yahoos Swift shows strong hate for the Yahoos They look like humans but act like beasts They are dirty greedy and wild Gulliver feels disgusted when he sees them He says Upon the whole I never beheld in