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ireland was going through an economic crisis and many people were starving, he saw this problem and decide to mock the aristocratic class for being lavish while the rest of the nation perished.
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∙ 11y ago
Swift's tone in "A Modest Proposal" is satirical, sarcastic, and provocative. He adopts a detached and rational voice to draw attention to the absurdity of the proposed solution to poverty in Ireland, using dark humor to criticize British policies and the treatment of the Irish people.
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∙ 9y agoSwift's proposal was to sell off children by the pound and use them as food. At the time this was written, cannibalism was frowned on in England and Ireland.
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∙ 13y agoHis proposal is eating infants. This is in fact not modest at all. It is huge. It is ironic because of that. Eating children is not modest.
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In a Modest Proposal what will these children do as adults to support themselves?
In "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift suggests that the children he refers to should be raised as a source of food and income for their impoverished families. He argues that this would alleviate poverty and burdens on society while providing a source of income for the parents.
Should canning be encouraged in school?
Only if students are also taught that we should eat what we can, preferably within a year. This would be a modest proposal.
What is the real thesis for A Modest Proposal?
What your answer is is more like the theme of the essay. The thesis would be what Swift actually proposes. His thesis starts in the title: A Modest Proposal: For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick. Swift's thesis is that if the poor simply ate their babies, the above would be accomplished.
How would one describe a request for proposal?
Request For Proposal is a solicitation made often through a bidding process, by an agency or individual interested in a product or service. Request For Proposal is also known as RFP.
Can you give me some sentences with irony?
The irony of the situation is that if she had just ignored it, everything would have been fine.Johnathan Swift used irony in this essay, A Modest Proposal.
What would the people of the commonwealth do to reward anyone who could think up a solution to dealing with the large number of unwanted children for the story the modest proposal?
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How would you describe cinna in The Hunger Games?
intelligent, modest, brilliant, creative, supportive, kind, plain
How would you describe Darcy's proposal to Elizabeth?
Darcy proposes twice in Pride and Prejudice. The first proposal is arrogant and self deluded, and when Darcy realizes Elizabeth will turn him down, he gets resentful and argumentative. This does not endear him to her, to say the least. His second proposal is relaxed and unassuming. It is also successful.
How long does swift propose that mothers keep their children in a modest proposal?
Swift suggests that mothers would be allowed to keep and raise their children for the first year of the child's life, then take the child to market to sell.
What is proposed in the story A modest proposal?
Jonathan Swift proposes that children at the age of one would be used as food and their skin as clothes...and he supports his ideas with facts, examples, and reasons, as well as the usage of the different kinds of appeals.
How does the writing of A Modest Proposal support the title?
The writing of "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift supports the title as it uses irony and satire to suggest a shocking solution to poverty in Ireland, proposing that the poor sell their children as food to the rich. The absurdity of the proposal highlights the dire conditions faced by the Irish poor and criticizes the indifference of the wealthy. Its seemingly reasonable tone contrasts with its horrific content, making a pointed commentary on societal attitudes towards poverty and exploitation.
How do you use modest in a sentence?
I would gladly tell you what a wonderful person I am but alas, I am too modest. But I am also modest for saying that.
