What point does Swift want to make in the passage, and does he use satire effectively to make that point? Write a short argument to answer these questions, be
careful to include a clear claim and to respond to at least one counterclaim. Develop
your argument with specific details from the passage

How does visiting the place of the gods affect the narrator? a. he discovers that it is unwise to have an inquiring mind b. he learns that there is nothing supernatural to fear in the destroyed city c. he renounces everything he learned from the priests and his father d. he understands that the past has nothing of interest for people of the present