He does it to point out the injustice being done by the English rulers of Ireland to the people of Ireland by their lack of concern for the poverty and starvation of the Irish people. When Swift treats poverty and starvation so matter of factly in his fiction, he shows the cruelty of the English rulers who treat poverty and starvation in the same way but for real.
The tone shifts
From what I can remember of my last reading of "A Modest Propsal" (which was a few years ago now), everyone would benefit - as the English will have a new and interesting delicacy to serve their guests and the poor Irish will have less mouths to feed and so more food to go around. But it has been a while. By: ED Deveaux
The Irish because they don't have as many mouths to feed, more food to feed themselves and the English because they have a new dish and more food.
to sell their product
The US has a form of capitalism with modest government interference with a current increasing tendency towards laissez-faire.
Poverty in Ireland
The narrator of Jonathan Swift's "A modest Proposal" is the proposer.
"A Modest Proposal" is a satirical essay written by Jonathan Swift in 1729. The essay suggests an outlandish solution to poverty in Ireland by proposing that impoverished families should sell their children as food to wealthy individuals. The proposal highlights the callousness of British policy towards Irish poverty and serves as a critique of political and economic exploitation.
irony, as Swift's proposal in "A Modest Proposal" is actually outlandish and unrealistic, suggesting that people should eat children as a solution to poverty in Ireland. His statement is meant to highlight the absurdity of his proposal and to provoke thought on the harsh realities of poverty and social injustice.
Jonathan Swift.
A Modest Proposal was written in 1729 by Jonathan Swift. It is written about the crop failures in Ireland. The narrator is satirical.
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical essay.
In A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift satirically proposes that the babies of the poor be swerved in various ways and eaten by the rich of Ireland.
The essay "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift does not have a traditional protagonist in the narrative sense, as it is a satirical piece of literature. The main focus is on the speaker who proposes outrageous solutions to poverty and overpopulation in Ireland.
Not identical
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.
A Modest Proposal