A Modest Proposal
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In his 1729 essay A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift offers a scintillating parody of eternally popular cut-and-dry economic theory. To start, he describes, in heart-rending detail, the painful struggles of the poor in Ireland. The unsuspecting reader may be moved to great sympathy for these unfortunate souls and prepare him or herself for the solution to follow in Swift's "proposal." Much is promised, indeed. And yet, what follows is perhaps one of the greatest tricks ever played in literature. What does Swift propose? To reveal his "modest" notion would be unfair. Prepare yourself for intense feeling and shock. Swift's work is in the greatest tradition of satire, yet in the end so unexpectedly stunning that you must simply find out for yourself.
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A Modest Proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick.
It is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the ...
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| blondierocket | | 2008-07-28 | |
| rodmitch |  | 2008-12-19 | |
| trisapeace |  | 2008-08-23 |
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