He provides rational, statistical information that supports the feasibility of raising children as livestock.
He describes eating children as a cheap and evenhanded way to solve poverty.
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One example is when the narrator describes the impoverished children of Ireland as a burden on their parents and society, using cold and calculating language. This lack of empathy and detachment in his tone contrasts sharply with the horrific proposal he presents to solve the issue by suggesting that these children be sold as food.
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Sarcasm
He describes inning children as cheap and Even handed way to solve poverty
One example is when the narrator calmly suggests that infants of poor families should be fattened up and sold for food to solve poverty in Ireland. The horrific subject matter clashes with the matter-of-fact tone of the narrator, creating a satirical effect.
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A Modest Proposal is an example of satirical literature written by Jonathan Swift in 1729. It suggests that poor Irish families sell their children to be eaten by the rich, as a means to alleviate poverty and overpopulation in Ireland. Swift uses this extreme proposal to critique British oppression and social inequalities in Ireland.
A Modest Proposal is an example of satire because it uses humor and irony to criticize societal issues, particularly the treatment of the poor in Ireland. Jonathan Swift's essay suggests a shocking solution to poverty and hunger, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
"Whoever could find out a fair, cheap, and easy method of making these children sound, useful members of the commonwealth would deserve so well of the public as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation." This statement is an example of sarcasm as it suggests a horrific solutionβusing children for foodβwhile pretending to praise those who could come up with a more humane alternative.
In "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift uses satire to criticize the British mistreatment of the Irish poor. By suggesting that poor Irish families should sell their children as food to the wealthy, Swift is highlighting the extreme poverty and desperation faced by the Irish people while also condemning the British government's oppressive policies towards the Irish. It is a commentary on social and economic injustice.
"A Modest Proposal" was written by Jonathan Swift in 1729.
Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
A Modest Proposal is best described as a juvenile satire.
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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.