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In Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”, we are exposed to the timeless issue of homelessness and the state’s role in their social welfare. Swift was a fervent Irish patriot who was disgusted by the flourishing trend of beggars and hungry children that flooded the streets of his beloved country. This topic is relatable as this is a social issue that plagues many countries in the present age. Swift presents a satirical argument in which he proposes Ireland adopt the horrific practices of eating their

1. How does Swift want the reader to view his speaker? That is, how would Swift want his reader to describe the persona he adopts? Swift would like his readers to regard his speaker, or the persona he adopts, as a reasonable, compassionate, thorough, egalitarian man with a clear interest in solving the problems of the day. Evidence for each of these characterizations will be found throughout the first eight paragraphs. He observes, he cares, he quantifies, he explains—all in a thoroughly logical

Johnathan Swift’s book A Modest Proposal is about the poor conditions of the Irish families in 1729. All the families are really poor and have way to many kids, so Swift suggests that these poor Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich English land owners. He makes the argument that the children should be sold into meat markets as early as 1 year old, as long as they are fed a lot in that first year. If the poor families would sell their children

In Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal, the narrator attributes six advantages to his proposal for the poor to sell their children as food to try to end poverty. The first advantage of the proposal is there would be a reduction in the number of Roman Catholics, “with whom we are yearly overrun…,” because they are, “the principle breeders of the nation,” which makes them a burden on society. The proposal could make the poor a profit by selling their children, which will let them, “have something valuable

prove that Swift is only being satirical. This evidence can be seen in Swift's past, where he has offered real solutions to Ireland's economic problems, only to be ignored. In a frustrated attempt to get attention, he came up with the the famous "A Modest Proposal", where he detailed a disgraceful way to increase profits. Satire can also be shown here where he refers to women as breeders, and compares the poor to animals. Finally, a satirical quality that is the most adherent is the small dry jokes

“Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.” - Jonathan Swift. “A Modest Proposal” published in 1729 is just one of many of Jonathans Swift's great pieces of satire but, “A Modest Proposal” stands out simply because it’s a unique piece in Swift collection. For good reason, it’s about proposal that Swift created for his country of Ireland to help improve the lives of everyone by simply selling and eating only a couple hundred thousand of children

As a whole “A Modest Proposal” is satirical because it makes fun of other prevalent ideas that people have proposed to solve big problems in society. The central proposal itself that the Irish should eat their babies is satirical, too, because it makes fun of people who propose absurd things thinking that they are practical. Swift’s reference to boys and girls as not a “saleable commodity” and is a good particular example because it suggests the cold thinking of people who argue for turning everything

A Modest Proposal I believe uses satire to make its point, which is the use of irony, humor or exaggeration to criticize the ideas of others. Swift clearly does not truthfully hope for the people of Ireland to sell their children as food, but he’s using the idea to convey a message. Swift makes amusement of identical pamphlets that were being broadcast at the time. His word choice throughout the story, including the word modest in the title, highlights this by making fun of the false modesty in the

In Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”, Ireland is not constituted of people but statistics (296). The projector is invested in the computation of its population. He counts and classifies Irish bodies. The emphasis, however, does not stay on the bodies but on a quantitative transmutation of them—on all that takes to efface them. This paper charts the implications of this transmutation. The projector uses calculation to advance an economic circulation that will produce considerable wealth. The guise

A Modest Proposal Literary Analysis By J--- ----------- J--- ----------- Mr. H----- Period 6 2 May 2011 Jonathan Swift’s Use of Satire and Exaggeration Satire is a form of literature in which an author tries to demonstrate his or her point of view by ridiculing. The author uses heavy irony and sarcasm in order to criticize a social issue. A perfect example of a work of satire is Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal. In this satirical essay, Jonathan Swift attacks on the issue of the