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A Modest Proposal
The first paragraph of "A Modest Proposal" presents a dire picture of the economic situation in Ireland in the early eighteenth century. The streets and doorways are crowded with beggars, many of...
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A Modest Proposal
The ethos, pathos and logos are persuasive appeals. Logos is the idea of a logical argument. I believe no Gentleman would repine to give Ten Shillings for the Carcass of a good fat Child, which,...
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A Modest Proposal
One of the strengths of Swift's satire is his relentless use of logos. Swift's narrator employs one statistic after another to demonstrate the efficacy of his "proposal." He points out that there...
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A Modest Proposal
I'm not sure what you mean by the style affecting the content. To me, the style certainly affects the tone of the essay and how effective it is. I think the style of the essay is very breezy and...
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A Modest Proposal
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satirical piece on how to deal with the poor’s problems. Basically, “Swift suggests that impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by...
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A Modest Proposal
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is a prime example of satire. Satire is defined as "the use of humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticise people's stupidity and vices,...
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A Modest Proposal
Yes, absolutely! Think of the speaker as a character created by Swift rather than a representation of Swift himself, or Swift's opinions. The speaker proposes, in short, that the poor Irish sell...
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A Modest Proposal
As you said before in your question, Swift is not actually advocating for cannibalism as a solution for poverty, but at the same time, I think he is genuine when discussing the problem of poverty...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift's pamphlet addressed a few intended audiences: both the English who were buying up all the land in Ireland, and the Irish themselves. By the time he wrote "A Modest Proposal," the wealthy...
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A Modest Proposal
After stating the problem, Swift proposes his solution, which he ironically says “I hope will not be liable to the least objection.” He savagely remarks that the landlords of Ireland should be...
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A Modest Proposal
In his satirical pamphlet titled A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift calls attention to a number of social problems in the Ireland of his day. Such problems include the following: Poverty...
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A Modest Proposal
While it seems like the page number you reference is likely from a textbook/other collection that contains 'A Modest Proposal" and not from a version of the essay itself, there are two main...
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A Modest Proposal
All of Swift's appeals are, of course, tongue-in-cheek, designed to demonstrate that when it comes to formulation social policy, rationality must be informed by morality and humanity. Economically,...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift proposes that the children of the poor become a delicacy for the rich. The advantages to this, according to Swift, would be: 1) It will lessen the number of Catholics in Ireland, as more...
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A Modest Proposal
The narrator of this essay develops his plan to single-handedly solve the Irish famine problem through advancing a solution to the shortage of venison. He mentions how an American acquaintance he...
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A Modest Proposal
It will help to get rid of Roman Catholics, who have lots of children. That way there will be more room for the Protestants. Poorer tenants will have something of value that can help pay their...
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A Modest Proposal
I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children. In his...
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A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen (Burden) to their Parents, or the Country, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick...
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A Modest Proposal
Since this satire proposes something totally outrageous as a solution to over-population and poverty (eating children as food), why not choose a modern day social or political problem and propose...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift's essay satirizes the easy acceptance of rational, "scientific" solutions to social problems in a number of ways. One way is to advocate a solution that, according to cold, rationalistic...
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A Modest Proposal
The theme of this satirical essay by Jonathan Swift is apparently social welfare. The fictional writer of “A Modest Proposal” (a character invented by Swift) claims to have found a solution for...
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A Modest Proposal
After unveiling his shocking plan to slaughter "surplus" Irish children for food, Swift argues (tongue in cheek, of course) that it has six advantages. First, it would reduce the numbers of Irish...
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A Modest Proposal
The narrator or proposer of this text likely calls his proposal a "modest" one because he is completely unaware of how monstrous a thing it is that he proposes. One of the ways that Jonathan Swift,...
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A Modest Proposal
Sarcasm—or, as it is often called, verbal irony—is saying the opposite of what you think. When a person falls down while walking across the room, a sarcastic response is "Graceful!" or "Good...
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A Modest Proposal
Your original question had to be edited as you are only allowed to ask one question, not multiple questions. Please remember to follow the rules of enotes in future. Exaggeration, or hyperbole as...
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A Modest Proposal
The topic of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is the dire poverty that gripped Ireland in the 1720s. His actual proposal begins like this: I have been assured...that a young healthy child well...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift's narrator portrays himself not necessarily as an expert (indeed, this is why he calls it a "modest proposal,") but as a rational, concerned reformer who has consulted a variety of experts in...
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A Modest Proposal
I am not to sure which specific parts of this excellent essay you are referring to. Do you mean the third and fourth paragraphs? Perhaps your copy of this essay is broken down to structure your...
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A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" as a reaction to the deplorable conditions in Ireland which he felt were not being given the attention necessary to solve the problems. It seems clear that...
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A Modest Proposal
First, it is important to understand satire. Satire is when an author uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize people’s stupidity or vices. One of the most important satirical...
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A Modest Proposal
One proposed source for Swift's satiric essay is John Locke's First Treatise on Government, in which Locke writes of people in ancient societies doing this: Be it then as Sir Robert says, that...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift, wanting to "ensure" that the "commodity" is being used to the fullest, goes on to describe what can be done with remnants of the body. He suggests that the skin of the child can be used to...
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A Modest Proposal
There is little to add the excellent response above. Indeed, how can the "modest proposal" that the British eat Irish babies since they are killing them in other ways show regard for the decencies...
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A Modest Proposal
By the eighth paragraph of Jonathan Swift's pamphlet titled A Modest Proposal, Swift identifies that "an American acquaintance in London" had assured the speaker that "a young healthy child well...
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A Modest Proposal
What is particularly unusual and effective about "A Modest Proposal" is the way the author adopts the attitude that you, the reader, are such a hard-hearted, insensitive person that you will take...
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A Modest Proposal
It is of great importance from the beginning that we take A Modest Proposal for the satirical work that it is. His being absurd in order to make a point. One of his claims is that this proposal...
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A Modest Proposal
I think what you're referring to is Swift's reference, in his "A Modest Proposal," to the English, as well as the wealthy Irish, who import from other countries instead of purchasing Irish goods....
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A Modest Proposal
It seems to me that you are making your task too hard. Unless you are a doctoral candidate, you ought to be able to find the information you need in books about Jonathan Swift. Since he is a very...
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A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift's satire "A Modest Proposal" appears to make a cool, logical, and rational argument in favor of consuming Irish babies for food. One question we can ask about the work is how we can...
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A Modest Proposal
In this satirical essay, the speaker wants to figure out how to end the problems of poverty that are being experienced by the people of Ireland during his time. His modest proposal that he humbly...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift does this mainly through his complete mastery of style. He was a superb satirist and his talent is nowhere more evident than in this work. Irony permeates the entire piece, from the title to...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift's essay, "A Modest Proposal," is a work of satire. The dictionary defines satire as: the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people's stupidity or vices,...
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A Modest Proposal
"A Modest Proposal" is a satirical essay that suggests that poor Irish families should sell their children as food. While this is clearly a ridiculous idea, the author, Swift, is in fact making a...
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A Modest Proposal
By the time Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" in 1729, he had written several polemics on "the Irish question," including "A Letter to the Tradesmen, Shop-Keepers, Farmers, and Common-People of...
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A Modest Proposal
In discussing his ironic proposal--that people should solve their social and economic woes by eating the children of the poor--the speaker alludes to several countries: First, he addresses the...
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A Modest Proposal
There are two basic reasons that Johnathan Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal." First, the people of Ireland were being treated poorly by the wealthy upper class. The impoversed people were growing...
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A Modest Proposal
This is a very interesting question, as this wonderful satire operates on many different levels. Clearly, one central target of Swift's pointed treatise is the unsympathetic response and racist...
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A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” is a satiric exposition that proposes the people of Ireland eat their children as a way to end the country’s mass starvation. Since the nature of his...
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A Modest Proposal
The purpose of all satire is to hold up for public inspection behaviors of which the writer disapproves. These can be seriously bad behaviors (Juvenalian satire) or ones that are just foolish...
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A Modest Proposal
Swift uses irony in the entirety of his essay, "A Modest Proposal." Most readers probably realize that he is using irony and writing satire when he actually reveals his "modest" proposal. Swift...
