First read a draft of an essay "two critiques of imperialism." this essay was written in response to an assignment asking the writer to examine how joseph conrad's heart of darkness and jonathan swift's gulliver's travels use the strengths of their respective genres to critique imperialism:. 1. barries the second make it clearer and more persuasive. 2 .try to make the use of rhetorical devices more effective, 3. the tone more consistent, 4 .the transition more organized.