Jonathan Swift’s passage “A Modest Proposal” is known all around the world to be one of the most splendid pieces of irony in the English language. Swift’s text proposes a brilliant plan to better Ireland, and in particular, its economy. This plan being eating babies, an idea that in anyone’s mind would sound unthinkable. In “A Modest Proposal,” Swift satirizes the English landlords with outrageous humor, recommending that Irish babies should be sold as food at age one, when they are plump and healthy, to give the Irish a new source of income and a new food product to bolster their economy and eliminate a social problem. “And it is exactly at one year old that I propose to provide for them in such a manner, as, instead of being a charge upon their parents, or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall, on the contrary, contribute to the feeding, and partly to the cloathing of many thousands” (359). In this piece of text from Swift’s passage, he explains how babies should be used as food to many people that are unfortunate, instead of feeding the babies for their whole life. By this the author states the main irony of this piece. As swift explains there is many that don’t have enough to eat and new borns need to be fed constantly, therefore babies should be used to feed Ireland’s population.
It is blatant that, eating children would be cannibalism, and hopefully, not many people; no matter what their situation is, would want to sell or consume their own baby.
The passage is a red flag to Ireland, his main intentions was to draw attention to Ireland situation and poverty. Also, draw attention of people living in his country to combat and make themselves be respected by England. Even when these are far from real solutions to the problem, his drastic measure symbolizes how drastic the issue really is.
Swift, Jonathan. "A Modest Proposal." Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. Annette T. Rottenberg and Donna Haisty Winchell. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006. 354-361. Print.
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