Jonathan Swift

Who was was Johnathan Swift? Where and when was he born ?

He was a writer and was born in Ireland November 30, 1667

Swift once said that he hated "that animal called man" and was labeled a misanthrope. Visit a dictionary and define the word. What, in Swift's upbringing, may have provoked this ideology?

Since he grew up a Catholic he was even as an outcast.

What were Irish Penal Laws and why were they in Ireland ?

These laws forced Irish to convert to English Angalocan English Christianity and Irish had lots of Catholic

Name 3 notable events from his life

Writing Gulliver Travels, Dean at St. Patrick' Cathedral, Became an Ordeaned Priest

Can you relate to Swift's misanthropy?

Yes because many in my school try to be the Same but I strive to be opposite of that

What might your life be like if you were an Irish Catholic living in Ireland ?

You will be religiously persecuted