Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
The author is using satire in this excerpt to emphasize the
A. utter absurdity of his plan.
B. necessity for warm winter clothing.
C. ways that people are cruel to children.
D. various benefits of his plan.
Answer:
A. utter absurdity of his plan.
Explanation:
From the book"A Modest Proposal", the writer is using satire to show how utterly absurd the idea of selling of one's children to be eaten as a solution to the extreme hunger in Ireland.
The author uses satire to show how absurd it is to sell off one's children because of poverty.
A subject is the word, usually in a form of nouns, that is being talked about in the sentence. A subject can either be simple or compound. In the given sentence above, the subject is the word "we". And "we" is the direct doer of the action word "invite".
Answer:
Tita believes that when Mama Elena dies, she is free of her commitment, and as you can see from the story, Tita has been entirely free to love Pedro and do anything she wants since meeting him. This, however, is not the case; her responsibility persists. Because she was not allowed to marry or have a relationship since she was meant to serve her mother. She is reminded of her responsibilities by Mama Elena, who clearly is upset by what Tita did; she is outraged and informs her.
