Question

Which of the following were likely factors that prompted Swift to write "A Modest Proposal?" Select all that apply.

Answer 1

D) Pro-Catholic sentiment in England,
C) England's refusal to allow Ireland self-government

Answer 2

Answer:

Severe poverty in Ireland brought about by heavy English taxation

England's refusal to allow Ireland self-government

Explanation:

Jonathan Swift's satirical essay of name "A Modest Proposal" is about the act of selling children as food for rich people as if that was a solution for poverty in Ireland. The satire was motivated by the situation in which the country was back then, of poverty and lack of sovereignty.