"A Tale of a Tub" by Johnathan Swift

 "A Tale of a Tub"

By

Johnathan Swift 

Introduction :-

"A Tale of a Tub" written by Johnathan Swift, published in the year 1704. It is arguably his most difficult satire. "A Tale of a Tub" is a tragedy, non-fiction satire. It was written in early modern English. In this satire we can find out the concept of religion, unity, power and family relations. "A Tale of a Tub" is known as a religion allegory and satire. Johnathan Swift used the wonderful concept through this satire in English Literature. This satirical story we can connect with other story like "The Story of an Old Man and His Sons or The Bundle of Sticks Story".

Not exactly follow the concept of story but some of the parts of the story follow it. Now let's discuss about the Johnathan Swift in brief.

Johnathan Swift (1667-1745) :-

Johnathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer and poet. He had one good pen name like Isaac Bickerstaff. He wrote his works on the subject of religion, politics and other.

Johnathan Swift (1667-1745)

Works List of Swift :-

1. "A Tale of a Tub" (1704)

2. "Drapier's Letters" (1724)

3. "Gulliver's Travels" (1726)

4. "A modest proposal" (1729)

One good video from YouTube on Johnathan Swift...

Now let's discuss in detail about the various Questions...

Q-1. How far do you think digression is necessary?

A-1.

First we will see the meaning of digression...

What is Digression? :-

Digression is the term of distraction from some nagetive aspects. A digression is a departure from the main subject or topic in speech or writing. It is providing the primary form of discussion on a related or unrelated idea, story or detail. Digression provide background, examples, or elaboration. Digression may consider them as distraction and aim to maintain a more focused narrative. Some of the writer and speaker use the digression in his/her works of art.

Digression is necessary :-

Some times you just need to distract your own self from the whatever you doing. Sometimes your frustrations are not come out from your mind and you become a more and more cruel, during the frustration you take wrong steps in life. In human life everyday happens so many challenges, so many consequences, so many pressures etc. At that time human need to distraction from his/her day to day life.  Sometime digression will helps to survive in life.

That's why digression is very much necessary in life. Digression is the only way to catch happiness in continuous human life. Digression is providing the motivation to work good and not doing the over thinking in such things. Enjoy the life and don't think too much. Sometime distraction is great in life. One good video from YouTube on Digression...

Q-2. Identify any one movie/webseries/song/poem/novel which talks about the sensitive topic like religion. Write in brief about it and explain what kind questions are raised through that work.

A-2. 

So many movies, web series, song, poem, and novel which talks about the sensitive topic like religion. Religion topic is very sensitive topic in our society and as well as in our whole world. The perspect of religion is only the reason behind the war & discrimination and also highlight of class system. Religion concept we find in such Bollywood movies like...

OMG, Padmavati, PK, Article 15, etc.

Movie which talks about religion topic :-

One Bollywood movie name is like "P.K.", we can find the concept of religion in this movie.

"PK" movie directed by Rajkumar Hirani and one of the great movie with good concept. Rajkumar Hirani covered up the all the possible things and blind trust on such things in this movie.

Rajkumar Hirani 

The film explores the concepts of religion, belief, and spirituality in a satirical and thought-provoking manner. After the release of this movie people started the agitation against the director and tried to band this movie only because of the concept of the movie. The protagonist character, PK, played by Aamir Khan, is an alien who questions and critiques various religious practices and rituals, leading to discussions on faith, religious tolerance, and the role of organized religion in society. Some of the seans from the movie it describes the religion in central conversation.

Conclusion :-

At the end of the conversation we can definitely say that the Digression is the very significant in our human life. Human life always find a way to feel free and enjoy the every moment in life. And the other way religion topic is the very sensitive topic in the whole world. We can say that the religion topic is the trigger topic to start war or any kind of discrimination. In the present time 21st century we all are still believe in it and we also follow it. But change the things and beleive in the unity.

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