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An Ironic Proposal Unlike most essays, Jonathan Swifts "A Modest Proposal" is written for the reader to see through what the narrator is expressing. ... By stating the advantages and objections to his proposal, using ironic words and phrases, he directs the reader not to see the apparent, but the implicit. ... All the advantages he suggests are true: if his proposal was put into action, these would be benefits, but he is asking the poor to sell their children for consumption. ... By means of downplaying his "modest proposal," the narrator leads the reader to believe his proposal is rationale. ... He also proclaims, "[he] can think of no one objection that will be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom. ... If this idea is to go beyond just a proposal, the values of society should be questioned. ... The title of Swifts essay, "A Modest Proposal" implies that his suggestion will be one of insubstantial content, something simple and unassuming. ... When the narrator begins to introduce this preposterous proposal, he comments, "I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection. ... Before introducing the proposal, the narrator compares Americans to savages when he states, "a very knowing American"(11) told him that a child of one year makes "wholesome food"(11). ... While introducing his proposal to the reader, he talks of how "infants flesh will be in season throughout the year"(11).
Approximate Word count = 1229
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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