This document provides an overview and analysis of Jonathan Swift's satirical work "A Tale of a Tub", published anonymously in the early 18th century. The summary is as follows: 1) "A Tale of a Tub" is one of Swift's most famous satires, using allegory and symbols to satirize organized religion and blind faith. 2) The tale centers around three brothers, Peter, Martin, and Jack, representing the Roman Catholic Church, Church of England/Lutheranism, and Protestant dissenters respectively. 3) Through the tale, Swift critiques blind religious faith and how it can become humanity's greatest enemy, leading people to harm themselves and

1. TALE OF ATUB
Religion as a satire on Humanity
Nanditaba Chudasama
Semester -1
Enrollment No:
3069206420200006
Roll No. -13
Batch : 2020 -2022
S.B Gardi Department of English
Bhavnagar Univetsity
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2. Jonathan Swift
(1667 – 1746)
satirist of Neo
classical Age
“Satire is a sort of glass,
wherein beholders do
generally discover
everybody's face but their
own.”

3. Important
works of Swift
Greatest satires
in the history of
English
Literature

4. ATale of ATub
• First major work written by Jonathan
Swift.
• Swift’s least classified work and most
difficult satire.
• Published anonymously.
• It drives reader a little mad.
• The tale is a prose Parady On section of
“Degression”&Tale.
• By its end it feels that it is worthy
believing in the satire.
• Satire on the belief of blind religion Of
the people.
• Tale’s allegory and symbols plays a great
role in forming the true meaning of swift.

5. The title is derived from an
incident when Seamen meet a
whale to throw an empty tub
to divert it from attacking
their ship.This is a satirical
Each represents one of the primary
Branches of Christianity in the west
• Peter (older) represents For the
Roman catholic church.
• Martyn (middle) represents the
church of England&Lutheranas.
• Jack (youngest) represents
Protestant churches of Dissenters.

6. Religion as Satire
on Humanity
• A belief and the supernatural
and spiritual world.
• A belief in the existance of soul
• A set of answers about the most
pressuring questions about the
meaning of life.
• A system of ethics that offers a
guide to moral behaviours.
• A search for perfection and
salvation.
• A life of faith and worship.

7. World needs more “karma”
and less “Religion”
Blind faith can become our greatest
enemy. It will lead a person to hell
and by believing and following that
Sin results to sorrow.Many writes
and critics had expressed their views
over blind faith or the wrong thing
happening as the one of Jonathan
Swift’sTheTale of ATub.The same
thing is show there by him of
trusting the blind faith as religion
and worshipping ing which harms
the human life.

8. Literature on faith
when comes to visual
adaptation
Both these bollywood
movies are based on the
storyline of religion and
blind faith.This adaption
on the idea of Wheather
the Hindu religion or any
other,the wrong aspects
must be condemned.
By doing this it will not make us
anti-religious but we have to do this
because it is necessary in today’s
world.
Thank
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