criticize a social issue. A perfect example of a work of satire is Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal. In this satirical essay‚ Jonathan Swift attacks on the issue of the Irish poverty in the 1700s. The essay sarcastically suggests that Ireland’s social and economic problems would be quickly solved by putting the children of impoverished Irish families on the food market. Through heavy exaggeration‚ Jonathan Swift’s essay provides a good insight on the themes of ignorance‚ human greed‚ and human corruption
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Immigrants were drawn to the land of opportunity to make a better life for themselves and their families. It was the Irish and Chinese that had a vast influence on the transcontinental railroad. Their hard work and perfection resulted in the early completion of the railroad. These workers faced many hardships and difficulties along the way such as discrimination‚ hazardous weather conditions and unleveled land but it did not hinder the fierce competition between the two groups. It was their methods
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of interest in Irish legend and folklore. Books with such titles as Ancient Legends‚ Mystic Charms‚ and Superstitions of Ireland‚ The Fireside Stories of Ireland‚ History of Ireland: Cuculain and his Contemporaries‚ Irish Folklore‚ and dozens of others were useful to the young Yeats (Kinahan XII). By 1889‚ Yeats would assert that‚ "[I had] worked my way through most‚ if not all‚ recorded Irish folk tales" (Kinahan XV). By this time‚ he had written an introduction for and edited‚ Irish Fairy and Folk
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The Living and the Dead: The Road to Independence The characters in Irish Folklore contribute to the culture of Irish history‚ specifically‚ to the Ireland’s desire of independence from England. Different works of Irish literature seem to follow the theme of Independence but act the work out in varying ways. Contributing to the want of Independence is the relationship between the living and the dead. Often in written works‚ the dead inspire the living to fight for what they want to see change
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impoverishment of the Irish people at the hands of England’s greed for profits. He employed satire and irony as an effective tool to make the reader understand the state of oppression of the Irish using the most extreme statements. In his writing‚ although grotesque‚ Swift’s use of satire effectively confronts the abuses and shortcomings of the political and economic structure of the time‚ and he successfully uses sarcasm as a constructive method to criticize the social issues faced by the poor Irish natives.
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turn the poor against each other‚ if you bring money into the situation. Gangs of New York is about the separation of the Irish and the Natives‚ which eventually led into larger conflicts. In this film there are two important characters‚ Amsterdam Vallon and Boyle McGloin‚ who were both Irishmen in the Five Points. Amsterdam was the son of Priest Vallon and he became a positive Irish Leader who was looked up to by many. Boyle McGloin was an Irishmen who was a Dead Rabbit‚ but later joined Bill “The Butcher”
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is both a native of Baile Beag‚ and an assistant to the English‚ he represents a number of contrasting points of view throughout the play. Firstly‚ he is a representative of the more forward-thinking Irish‚ such as himself and Maire‚ in the sense that he realises that the natural progression for Irish society at this time is with the English‚ and not against them. However‚ it is arguable that this acceptance comes on the back of the fact that he has the ability to understand the English he can speak
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the poor will increase significantly as they sell their children. A modest proposal uses satirical elements such as exaggeration‚ irony‚ and sarcasm to make its point. Swift wrote “A Modest Proposal” to get people’s attention to abuses inflicted on Irish Catholics by English Protestants. Swift was a Protestant‚ but he was also a native of Ireland. He believed England was exploiting and oppressing Ireland. Throughout the essay we can ensure that Swift’s persona is very convincing by the six steps he
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turbulent economy rendering many unable to climb out of the pit of poverty into which they had fallen. In his pamphlet‚ “A Modest Proposal‚” Jonathan Swift‚ an Irish author‚ addressed these issues which had arisen in Irish society. In order to persuade the Irish government to right the social and economic wrongs that were afflicting Irish society‚ Swift used numerical values‚ inflicted guilt upon his audience‚ and included dehumanizing diction. Swift’s use of numerical values in his pamphlet assists
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Riders to Sea “Riders to the Sea” is an Irish play about a mother who lost many of her loved ones to the sea. Maurya‚ the mother‚ had been grieving for her missing son‚ Michael‚ and was in a fitful sleep at the beginning of the play. Her daughter Cathleen had been taking care of the household tasks while her younger daughter Nora enters with a bundle of clothing from the priest. When Maurya shows signs of waking up the girls hide the bundle from their mother‚ for it might be Michaels clothing
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