Orwell and Swift
Orwell and Swift
One of the techniques they have common is that both of them are using satire. After comparing Orwell and Swift essay, I believe that Swift uses satire more effectively than Orwell does. At first, Swift uses his title more effectively than Orwell. Second Swift’s statements which is eating infants for saving Ireland has more impact than Orwell’s statement. Thirdly, Swift essay drips with sacrism by using many metophors.
First of all, the title of Swift’s essay immediately demonstrates irony. The essay title “A Modest Proposal” is very ironic as he describes his own essay as ‘modest’, though his opinion includes strong message for government of Ireland. Using irony in his title makes his proposal stronger and more sarcastically. From this title, at first the reder thinks his proposal might be a general proposal as usual politicians. However, after finished reading his essay, we realize that his theories of the essay is very grotesque and shocking even though he describes his observations about the nation resonably. His statement has many twist, so it gives us big impression. For example, he states that “I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thought” (3) After this sentence, he begins to write about eating baby which is difficult to imagine from his titile ‘Modest’. On the other hand, Orwell doesn’t use irony in his title. The reader easily guesses that he will talk about Politic and English from his title “Politics and the English Language”.
Second, Swift’s statement which is eating infants has more impact than Orwell’s statements. For instant, Swift says that “I have no children by which I can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing”(7). It makes the whole sentence becomes more sarcastically . Because His theory is shocking to most readers as most people can relate to having children or knowing someone who has offsprings. However, from his final sentence, we can understand that he is
One of the techniques they have common is that both of them are using satire. After comparing Orwell and Swift essay, I believe that Swift uses satire more effectively than Orwell does. At first, Swift uses his title more effectively than Orwell. Second Swift’s statements which is eating infants for saving Ireland has more impact than Orwell’s statement. Thirdly, Swift essay drips with sacrism by using many metophors.
First of all, the title of Swift’s essay immediately demonstrates irony. The essay title “A Modest Proposal” is very ironic as he describes his own essay as ‘modest’, though his opinion includes strong message for government of Ireland. Using irony in his title makes his proposal stronger and more sarcastically. From this title, at first the reder thinks his proposal might be a general proposal as usual politicians. However, after finished reading his essay, we realize that his theories of the essay is very grotesque and shocking even though he describes his observations about the nation resonably. His statement has many twist, so it gives us big impression. For example, he states that “I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thought” (3) After this sentence, he begins to write about eating baby which is difficult to imagine from his titile ‘Modest’. On the other hand, Orwell doesn’t use irony in his title. The reader easily guesses that he will talk about Politic and English from his title “Politics and the English Language”.
Second, Swift’s statement which is eating infants has more impact than Orwell’s statements. For instant, Swift says that “I have no children by which I can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing”(7). It makes the whole sentence becomes more sarcastically . Because His theory is shocking to most readers as most people can relate to having children or knowing someone who has offsprings. However, from his final sentence, we can understand that he is