Thinking Activity:A Tale of Tub

This Blog-post is a response of Thinking Activity on A Tale of Tub by Jonathan Swift, which is given by prof. Ma'am Vaidehi Hariyani. To know more about this task, just CLICK HERE.

I prefer to call it Text. 'A Tale of Tub-Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind' is one of the best and major work of Jonathan Swift. It's quite difficult to understand that what is the Genre of this particular text. In-spite of, this famous work is known as Parody prose or Satire and also an Allegorical work.Here is the video about the summary of this text.    

In Brief about the author on behind this work:

Jonathan Swift, one of the best Satirist,Essayist,Political Pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories),Anglo-Irish author or poet and Anglican Cleric.Swift published his most of works under pseudonyms likewise Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M. B. Drapier and anonymously also. He was a master of tow types of satire, like the Horatian and Juvenalian. This work is well known as most intellectual work by Jonathan Swift.It is also well know as Harsh Criticism on different branches of Religion.It was composed in between 1694 and 1697 and published in 1704. 

About the text:

This text is basically divided in two section by reader. One is 'Tale' and another one is 'Digression' 

Symbols:

Symbols are used by writer in Story	Symbols as adopted by writer from history
Peter (Oldest Son)	Roman Catholic Church
Martin (Middle Son)	Anglican or the Church of the England
Jack (Youngest Son )	Protestant Church or Dissenters
The Will of Father	Bible
Father	God
Three Coats	Three religious practices
Whale	The one who attacks

 

1. Three Brothers: The story is around the three brothers.They both have their father's will.Their father not giving permission to alter their coats.However, they try to altering their own coats.This three coats represents as three branches of Christianity. Each brother represents each branch of Christianity. As I mentioned above. Swift's satire is on Christianity. 

Peter, the Oldest Son and his name and relative age, point to his status as a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church. In second Tale, he try to earn something and do work hard in his own way. And he become finally one rich brother from three.While other two still not gain richness. Jack and Martin starting to translate their father's way to know more easier way.

2. The Will of Father: The Will of Father represents Bible's suggestions that what to do or what not to do. This three Branches are connected thoroughly with Bible, because what is Bible said, which is written in papers or book.

3.Coats: Three coats are represents three religious party which given by Father who present,allegorically as God. This three party were given by God and also god said that to tack care of each branch. While there is only on Catholic Church do this.

4.Father: Here, father represent as God. In his will he said some rules of using coats to his son. Likewise in Bible, God said some things to do or not to do.

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