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The essay, A Modest Proposal, is a satirical essay written by Jonathon Swift. Satire work is used to mock or criticize an aspect on a certain issue. In the essay, Swift saw the degrading lives that many poor Irish people were living, so his goal was to improve the lives of all the poverty-stricken families in Ireland. I was appalled at the fact that Swift thought selling and bartering children was a good solution to Ireland’s poor economic growth. The reason I suspected that it was satirical was because the proposal that Swift offered was so absurd and dishonorable, that no normal human being with morality would ever suggest such a plan. Swift is a good man who knows his morals, and cares for Ireland and its people.
Ireland, as the essay states, was not doing well financially at the time. Swift was aware of this, and used his essay to voice his anger the incompetence of the English and the politicians. To Swift, Ireland has failed on improving the living conditions of many citizens, and he was very angry. The Irish were being useless, and were unable to survive on their behalf. Swift grew impatient and irritated, so he believed something had to be done.
In the essay, Swift mentioned many inhumane methods to help change Ireland and their financial instability. He suggested sadistic methods, like selling children to eat, or make things out of their dead corpses. He stated that Ireland could use children as slaves, or women as breeders. I believe that Swift purposely emphasized how cruel these methods were. I suggest that Swift was trying to warn the leaders of Ireland, that if the politicians and the wealthy of Ireland did not make a change soon, they may actually have to resort to such methods.
Throughout the whole essay, Swift made it very clear that he was aggrivated at Ireland. He showed great compassion for the less fortunate. A Modest Proposal shows Swift’s utter disgust at the Irish people’s seeming inability to mobilize on their own behalf. It is obvious Swift wants improve the lives of all the poverty-stricken families in Ireland. This allows me to come to the conclusion that Dr. Jonathon Swift is a good man.