One’s moral reaction to “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift is a matter of personal opinion. The “proposal” that the essay suggests is to alleviate the plight of the poor by buying and eating their children. If a reader take the essay seriously, they will probably feel moral outrage against the author.
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1. What was Jonathan Swift’s political philosophy?
Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish writer, born in Dublin in 1667 to Anglican parents. Although he was part of the ruling class, by the early 1700s Swift had become very involved in Irish politics, and was particularly interested in pointing out how disastrously the unfair politics of the English were impacting the Irish people.
2. How can we study the peculiarities of Jonathan Swift’s satire?
In order to study the peculiarities of Jonathan Swift’s satire, we need to go through his most remarkable prosaic satirical works: “A Tale of a Tub”, “A Modest Proposal” and, of course “Gulliver’s Travels”. One distinctive feature of all Swift’s satirical works is their depth.
3. What was Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal?
After several attempts to instigate policies with parliament, Irish writer Jonathan Swift channeled his ire into A Modest Proposal, a satirical pamphlet that posited child-eating as the only viable solution to the country’s famine. Wikimedia Commons Johnathon Swift, author of A Modest Proposal. In 1729, Ireland was struggling.
4. Was Jonathan Swift part of the ruling class?
Although he was part of the ruling class, by the early 1700s Swift had become very involved in Irish politics, and was particularly interested in pointing out how disastrously the unfair politics of the English were impacting the Irish people.
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