d more involved in political and government matters. The story continues by saying that Jack becomes furious with the new flashy coat and tears off all the decorations on it, ripping off most of the original fabric as well. This symbolizes the Calvinist break from the Christian Church, but it also represents the destruction of necessary and rudimental Catholic beliefs and practices (the fabric being destroyed). Martin is shown as being very sedate and reserved, and his resistance to follow anything infuriates Jack to a point where he leaves the house and is later reported to be in the mental home. Swift is making fun of how Anglicans are strictly middle of the road, not willing to do anything. Martin is dull compared to his two brothers, who are more extremist in nature. The notion of Jack going crazy is Swift laughing at the pomposity and stupidity of Calvinism. In general, Swift is mocking all the Christian religions, indirectly showing the limits of each religion in a masterful way.Swift's personal ethics were now fully developed after the satirical writing found in A Tale of a Tub. He is notoriously known for his constant indictments on human life, nature and society. It was well known that Swift despised the rationalism that people had in his time, because people's feelings and instincts were mostly made up of "innate ideas" and other moral "ideas" from past philosophers. With all ideas coming from the senses, how do we develop ideas of [what is really] good and evil? (Gilbert 7) is the question Swift is basically asking. There are many times when Swift clearly states that man is a selfish, incurable creature. He believes even the good natured human beings get eaten away by corruption like iron eventually gets eaten away by rust: "So with every form and scheme of government than Man can invent, some vice, or corruption creeps in with the very institution, which grows up along with, and at last destroys it." (Gilbert 13).The tension...
