Jonathan Swift, born in Dublin, Ireland in 1667, was one of the greatest pioneers to public and worldly satire in literature. His large and complex strings of hurtful eye openers left everyone of his time offended, or at least opposed.  In 1702, Swift completed his Doctor of Divinity from Trinity collage in Dublin. Still unsure on what he wanted to use his life for, he traveled to England in the Spring in hopes of finding something he was good at. It was here he began his career in literature. He started out printing simple articles for newspapers and writing small letters, but he soon began to write full-length books and novels. Some early books he used to gain a reputable appearance as a writer were A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books. These were the first ever books of satire in the time. At first people had a hard time understanding his sarcasm, but as they realized the point he was trying to get across, they became aware of his knowledge and view he was mirroring society as. It held a mirror to people on their values, most specifically targeting their religious and governmental beliefs. People would often refuse to acknowledge his writings, and this led to fall of sales in his books and public displays of hate against him. To protect himself and his career, he often changed his pen name and topic as to not be discovered. Although many were opposed to his teachings, some followed him and found his ways in satire as a way to fully understand themselves and were open to being judged and looked at in a negative way. Jonathan Swift died on October 19, 1745 at age 77, with many more stories completed and added to his library of satire. "When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him."-Jonathan Swift 

"Swift always bolstered by the people around him, was now quite troubled."-Biography Channel
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