Concetti Chiave
- Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is an ironic work suggesting a solution to poverty in Ireland by using the poor children as a resource.
- The proposal suggests fattening up undernourished children and selling them as meat to the wealthy, turning the problem into a solution.
- The idea aims to address unemployment and enhance the economic welfare of the nation by monetizing the children.
- Swift supports his satirical proposal with statistics, making it appear more credible and logical.
- The satire is evident as Swift's true intention is to criticize social and economic policies, rather than literally suggesting cannibalism.
“A MODEST PROPOSAL"
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
This extract from Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”, is an ironical attempt to "find out a fair, cheap, and easy method" for converting the starving children of Ireland into "useful members of the Commonwealth." Across the country poor children are living in squalor because their families are too poor to keep them fed and clothed, and so they are forced to live like beggers or thieves.
The author, as he himself said, found a way to turn this problem into its own solution.
The author offers statistical support for his assertions and gives specific data to make his “modest proposal” more credible. His conclusion is that his project is the more suitable ever proposed, and it will undoubtly solve Ireland's complex social, political, and economic problems. His satirical attempt is well-marked, and it seems evident that Swift only wanted to befool Irish people rather than eat children, indeed.
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