A Modest Proposal Analysis

“A Modest Proposal” is a satirical piece Jonathan Swift wrote to entice the Irish to break away from England. He utilized babies as his hook, talking about eating and using them for clothes or shoes. He wrote examples of how women are the ‘breeders’ and how their babies should be eaten to decrease the population. Also, he uses more examples of how the population would, and has changed. Swift took advantage of the situation at hand and used ghastly examples to get attention. When all was said and done, it was the government that attempted to take control of everything they could, population included. Jonathan wrote about the government corruption, which ties in with how China is run, as well as their own corrupt government. Ireland and China
Also because many are dying anyway from many different causes, the others can be used to help keep the others alive. If Swift had known what went on in China, perhaps he would have had something similar to say. Some women, who could not afford children because they are too expensive, decided to get abortions in place of paying the expenses. Resembling Ireland, there were more people than there was resources or food. He may have suggested taking care of two things with one solution and recommend selling or using those children instead of just ending their lives. The most tremendous issue was the overabundance of people and cutting down on the number as a whole. The overpopulation caused poverty, begging, and in some cases prostitution on the streets, many afflicted were women with children. One other problem brought up was famine. Since the populace was so large in numbers, there were more people than there was food and resources. The overall solution Swift proposed was killing the babies one year after birth and using them for food and