Question

Read the following passage from Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal": I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection. I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust. I do therefore humbly offer it to publick consideration, that of the hundred and twenty thousand children, already computed, twenty thousand may be reserved for breed. ... That the remaining hundred thousand may, at a year old, be offered in sale to the persons of quality and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table.
Write a short argument responding to these questions: What point does Swift want to make in the passage, and does he use satire effectively to make that point? Be sure to include a clear claim and to respond to at least one counterclaim. Use specific details from the passage to develop your argument.​

Answer 1

Jonathan Swift employed tone to persuade many people to accept his proposition. Swift's "A Modest Proposal" appeared silly and ironic because he did not participate in the proposal because he does not have any children.

What point does Swift want to make in the passage?

The narrator is literally describing the preparation and consumption of a child. He claims that a year-old youngster who has eaten healthily would be a good food no matter how it was prepared.

In the second paragraph, he claims that because the landlords have already consumed the parents, eating the child would be no problem.

Thus, s "A Modest Proposal" appeared silly and ironic

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