“A Modest Proposal” is a story about how someone reacts to the state of Ireland’s poverty and an idea of how to solve it. Here is my opinion and reaction to this story.
The story is about how the author, Dr. Jonathan Swift, is unhappy about the state of the kingdom. He proposes that they should eat youngsters, and that is a win for them, because they can get food, and can get money for more food, and don’t have to pay that much money for food, since they don’t have a child, and they can save money, in which they use for more food.
I honestly don’t like the idea of being roasted on a spit over a fire. Even though my parents might get fed, I will get fed to another random person. This isn’t the best idea, and I am forced to conclude that Dr. Jonathan has no idea what it feels like to be eaten. He is one of the posh people, and may not care about the lower class. He probably just gets annoyed that there are to many beggars asking him for some measly money so they can eat something.
To sum up all of this, I don’t like this idea. If I were him, I would probably establish an early 1729 Red Cross or something. Don’t eat baby meat. I think there is something called cannibalism. I wouldn’t apply much from this story into my daily life.
-Justin