Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal: Annotated - Online indir

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal,” written by Jonathan Swift in 1729, begins by lamenting the plight of poor Irish people who have to spend all their time trying to feed their large families. As a solution to the poverty these families are forced to live in due to having so many mouths to feed, Swift suggests that these poor Irish families fatten their children and sell them to wealthy English landowners. He argues that children could be sold in a meat market from the age of one, giving poor families much-needed income, while sparing them the expense of raising so many children. With 100,000 Irish children of the population set aside for dinner, his solution, he explains, will also help tackle Ireland's overcrowding and unemployment issues, giving the Irish economy a much-needed boost. while making it easier for England. deal with his unruly Irish subjects. Swift then continues to offer statistical support for its proposal and specific data on the number of children for sale, their weight and price, and the projected eating patterns of their consumers. He even suggests a few recipes for making this delicious new meat, believing that with innovative cooks always generating more delicious new dishes, it will expand and improve the dining experience of the rich, resulting in a healthier and happier population. in general. 'A modest proposition' ends with the argument that the practice of selling and eating children will have positive effects on Irish family morals: husbands will treat their wives with more respect, and parents will value their children in a way still unknown. His proposal, he says, if implemented, will do more to solve Ireland's complex social, political, and economic problems than any other measure that has yet been proposed.