Question

Which “masks” does author Jonathan Swift use in Gulliver’s Travels to conceal real people, places, and beliefs of his day?

Swift uses conflict between religious beliefs to mask conflict between nations.


Swift uses characters and conflicts from an earlier point in history.


Swift uses irony to contradict real places and characters with made up ones.


Swift uses imaginary lands, made-up characters, and fictional conflicts of belief.

Answer 1

the actual answer is the last option because i used the third option and got it wrong then it showed me it was the last option

Answer 2

Answer: Swift uses imaginary lands, made-up characters, and fictional conflicts of belief.

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver Travels is written as a satire. This means that the work is meant to be a humorous social commentary. It is also a veiled critique of society, leaders and ideas of the time. The way in which Swift "masks" the real recipients of the criticism is by creating imaginary lands, made-up characters, and fictional conflicts of belief. However, the author hopes that the reader will still be able to understand who and what he is actually referring to.