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One objection the narrator overlooks in A Modest Proposal is the moral and ethical concern regarding the proposal to use children for food. The narrator focuses on the economic benefits and ignores the implications of such a depraved solution.
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The great town the narrator refers to in the opening paragraph of "A Modest Proposal" is Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. The narrator describes the poverty and dire conditions in the city to set the stage for his proposal.
A Modest Proposal was written in 1729 by Jonathan Swift. It is written about the crop failures in Ireland. The narrator is satirical.
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The narrator of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal is an unnamed persona that presents a satirical argument suggesting that the poor Irish should sell their children as food to the wealthy. Through this persona, Swift critiques the British government's mistreatment of the Irish people.
In Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal, the narrator says that poor children are a burden to their parents and country. He suggests satirically that they should be used for food for the rich.
The first problem the narrator mentions in "A Modest Proposal" is the prevailing high number of impoverished people in Ireland struggling to support themselves and their families.
One of the benefits highlighted in A Modest Proposal is that it would reduce the number of Catholics in Ireland who are often seen as a burden on the economy. The narrator believed that this proposal could bring economic relief to the impoverished Irish population.
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The narrator of "A Modest Proposal" gets his ideas from observing the extreme poverty and suffering of the Irish people during that time. He uses satire to critique the British government's oppressive policies that were exacerbating the hardship faced by the Irish population.
The narrator objects to the practice of landlords mistreating and exploiting poor tenants in A Modest Proposal. He criticizes their indifference to the poverty and suffering of the Irish people, highlighting the need for a solution to address the underlying issues causing such hardships.