The Modest Proposal

The Modest Proposal

In "The Modest Proposal," Jonathon Swift, satirizes the

incompetence of Ireland's politicians, the hypocrisy of the rich, the domination of the English, and the unpleasantneses in which he sees so many Irish people living. In fixing this problem in society, he proposes to sell Dublin's poor unfortunate children into meat markets where this can be the remedy of Dublin's problems of overpopulation and unemployment. Johnathon Swift wrote "The Modest Proposal" in order to reveal that the Irish's politicians, upper class, and the

ENglish are responsible for the nation's appalling stsate through his use of satires, parodies, and organization.

Jonathon Swift uses satire to mock the politicians, wealthy, and the English. AFter reading "A Modest Proposal" attentively, the reader can assume that

there were many unsuccessful journalism essays about this topic to achieve any actual progress. This essay objects the absolute inefficacy of Irish political leadership; the politicians. He also attacks the point of reference of so many modern reformers toward economic utilitarianism. Through this style of writing, Swift is a shrewd economic intellectual, and often articulates his disdain for the usbmission of hypothetically scientific management ideas to civilized problems. For example, he states " a young healthy child well nursed at a year old is a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food." Overall he mocks the upper class by proposing a remedy of getting rid of poor citizens of Ireland. With using this method of satire, Swift proposes to sell poor children to meat markets at the age of one solving the problems of overpopulation and unemployment. Swift writes "I grant that this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children." Not only that, Swift also includes that the benefit of eating children issparing families the cost of chidlren bearing while providing them a little extra revenue and contributing to the economy of Ireland.

The author uses the style of parodies. Jonathon Swift's has a compassion for the misery of the

poor Irishmen and their families, and he analyzes their ineptitude in dealing with their own troubles. Swift's proposed a remedy for solving the economic and social problems in Ireland. His solution to overpopulation, unemployment, and the starving families is so specific that it becomes a parody. He"reckoned upon a medium that a child just born will weigh twelve pounds, and in a solar year if tolerably