Thoughts on Tom Swifts A Modest Proposal
Composition The Art of Writing Jonathan Swifts essay, "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their parents or Country" (Ferrara, Cosmo F The Art of Writing. ... Written in 1729 to expose the tragic conditions of the lower classes, the proposal attempts to manipulate readers with its sense of ridicule and scorn. Jonathan Swift wrote the proposal to show his disgust with the government and upper class on the topic of the lower class. ... Swifts so-called "Modest Proposal" was the consuming of the young of the lower class. ... Any person if they had even thought about Swifts proposal would have this go over the edge here and think he was crazy. Swifts sarcasm doesn’t really become completely apparent until this point. ... Swift wrote an extremely thoughtful essay here in paying "deference to his readers thoughts and feelings" (165). ... In Swifts sarcastic tone he made the entire population of Ireland realize what a desolate state the country was in at this time.