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Course title:Introduction to English Prose Course code:ENG-203 ASSIGNMENT ON- SIGNIFICANCE OF A MODEST PROPOSAL Submitted To- Submitted by- PROF. M. SHAHINOOR RAHMAN IFFATARA NARGIS Professor & Chairman STUDENT ID-120120002 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH‚ JAGANNATH
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Who is the Proposer? “A Modest Proposal” is an evocative essay written by Jonathan Swift in 1729. It effectively addresses one of the great ills of the time - the economic meltdown and endemic depravity afflicting Ireland‚ via the creation of Swift’s persona of an Anglo-Irish landowner who believes he has the solution to Ireland’s immense social problems. The purpose of this satirical masterpiece was sparked by the fact that masses of people died due to starvation brought on by the leeching absentee
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the hand. Jonathan Swift writes "A Modest Proposal" with "no other motive than the public good of my country." He writes criticism upon the countrymen of Ireland‚ upon the masses. With his proposal‚ Swift’s "intention is very far from being confined to provide only for the children of professed beggars‚" because he wants to help solve the problem for all of Ireland. In order to help the country‚ Swift challenges the country. Jonathan Swift’s "A Modest Proposal" is effective in highlighting Ireland’s
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Julie Yang Period 6 December 17‚ 2010 “A Modest Proposal” In “A Modest Proposal” Jonathan Swift adopts the persona of a concerned economist who suggests that‚ in order to better fight the poverty and overpopulation of Ireland‚ the children of the poor should be sold as food to the wealthy. He argues that the population will be reduced‚ but the income of the poor will increase significantly as they sell their children. A modest proposal uses satirical elements such as exaggeration‚ irony
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A Modest Proposal Analysis In A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satirical work that gives an extremely sarcastic solution to the problems that Ireland was having with poverty and overpopulation in the 1700’s. He gives a series of unrealistic and simply absurd solutions to the problem that include the harsh treatment of children. The complete title of the work is "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burden to their Parents‚ or the Country‚ and for Making
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Satire in Swift’s A Modest Proposal Jonathon Swift’s A Modest Proposal is one of the greatest works of satire in literature today. Wayne Booth‚ author of “Essays‚ Satire‚ Parody‚” calls this work “the finest of all ironic satires.” Though this essay was first published in 1729‚ it is very popular in modern literature books today. In this essay‚ I will explore the use of satire in this work. Swift’s essay was printed in the form of a pamphlet arguing that the problem of poverty in Ireland can best
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Jonathan Swift uses a satirical tone in “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country‚ and for Making them Beneficial to the Public.” During the time period that this piece was written in‚ Ireland was facing some tough times. Poverty was taking over and the government doing nothing. The Irish Parliament ignored numerous proposals which Swift made in earnest. Swift‚ in writing‚ “A Modest Proposal‚” tries to shock the people of Ireland
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TOPIC: A Modest Proposal Jonathan Swift HUMANITIES 112 When reading A Modest Proposal‚ I was drawn into the opening of Swift’s intention of providing a solution to the oppressed citizens of Ireland. As I continued reading‚ I did not have a complete understanding of satire‚ so I was truly surprised and became horrified by his suggestion to murder and eat children. After some further reading and research‚ his manner for such graphic delivery and the contraction of this being such an
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Alexis Du English 104 (Thur) Mr. Swaim 05/24/2012 Analysis for A Modest Proposal In the essay “A Modest Proposal”‚ the author Jonathan Swift proposes that 1 year-old infants born to impoverished Irish parents should be sold and cooked for the gourmet and luxury pleasures of the privileged people of England . Swift claims that because there are an enormous population of starved children‚ eating them would not only help control their population‚ but also contribute to the overall economic
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