A Modest Proposal: An Analysis
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Brian
A Modest Proposal is everything that a satirical story should be.
It includes sarcasm and irony as Jonathan Swift takes us through a roller
coaster ride to show us how the poor are treated miserably.
The narrator begins by leading us down a path. He seems sincere
and thinks it is a pity h ....
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.... nothing more than animals.
We are told how the children are a burden and how instead of
requiring food and clothing the rest of their lives, they will contribute
to the feeding and clothing of many people. Any intelligent person would
assume he intends to put them in factories or farms to work and not be on
the streets begging for food. We are also told that his plan will prevent
voluntary abortions and women murdering their bastard babies.
The narrator shows the reader he is seri ....
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