Summary
‘A Modest Proposal,’ begins by complaining about the sad fate of the extremely poor Irish who have to spend all their time trying to feed their large families. As a solution to the poverty in which these families are forced to live, by virtue of having so many mouths to feed, Swift suggests that these poor Irish families should sell their children to the rich English land owners.
He continues by arguing that children could be sold into a meat market as early as the age of one, giving poor families some critical cash, while sparing them the expenses of raising so many children. With 100,000 Irish children out of the population, his solution, he reasons, will also help to resolve the issues of overpopulation and unemployment in Ireland, giving the Irish economy a good boost.
‘A Modest Proposal’ ends with the argument that the practice of selling and eating children will have positive effects on Irish family morality: husbands will treat their wives with more better, and parents will value their children more. His proposal, he argues, will, if implemented, do more to solve Ireland’s complex. financial problems.
Message
I think, the Swift proposes that the country ameliorate poverty in Ireland by butchering the children of the Irish poor and selling them as food to wealthy people. Jonathan Swift’s ‘A Modest Proposal’ is a satirical essay meant to underline the problems of both the English and the Irish. Swift’s proposal more of a fierce comment on England’s exploitation of Ireland.