Assignment #1: Surprise Ending in The Modest Proposal A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satirical story with lots of sarcasm. This proposal was written to shock or force the government into a reaction. As the government read his proposal it should bring about a response. This proposal suggests a “barbaric solution” that amounts purely to cannibalism. Mr. Swift’s idea is to help end poverty and decrease the amount of women beggars by eating babies of the poor. He devised a plan
Words: 663 - Pages: 3
Jonathan Swift's satirical essay "A Modest Proposal" was published anonymously in 1729. The author draws a reader's attention to problems related to poverty in Dublin, Ireland. Swift recommends his own solution and explains how the problems can be solved. In an outrageous way, he proposes that Irish infants can be sold, eaten, and used for other purposes as well; "instead of being a charge upon their parents or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall on
Words: 397 - Pages: 2
preselected writing and state in our words how the surprised ending was quite different from the way the story began. Then we have to identify at what point during the story that we realized the ending was different from the way the story began. A Modest Proposal In the beginning of the story, John Swift speaks of women who are beggars on the street with their children following as they trying to get money so that they will be able to feed and clothe themselves and their children. As the story is progressing
Words: 518 - Pages: 3
Ryan Warm 1 Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" under a pseudonym, so who is the speaker here? The speaker was created by Swift, and in this case was a man off of the street. 2 Discuss the tone of the piece. Pull examples from the text to support your discussion. The tone was informative and optimistic, because the man told of his solution and believed that it would work. For example, when he says, “There is likewise another great advantage in my scheme, that it will prevent those
Words: 540 - Pages: 3
A Modest Proposal by Jonathon Swift In the essay A Modest Proposal, Swift’s promoter, David Berkowitz, proposes what he thinks is the right solution to the problems being faced by the public of an eighteenth century Ireland. In this particularly long essay, Berkowitz promotes the idea of selling and consuming children. The promoter proposes the immoral ideas in an unsubstantiated fashion which results in this essay being an unsuccessful research essay. In A Modest Proposal, there are three key
Words: 834 - Pages: 4
A Modest Proposal In the story, A Modest Proposal, the author, Jonathan Swift, begins with the title by saying, “For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public.” This was said to be used as “an ironically conceived attempt to "find out a fair, cheap, and easy Method" for converting the starving children of Ireland into "sound and useful members of the Commonwealth." (SparkNotes Editors). There
Words: 739 - Pages: 3
A Modest Proposal: Part Two A “Modest Proposal” is a short story written by Jonathan Swift. To the best of my understanding it is supposed to show a solution to a problem of a social issue. In this story the apparent problem was the overabundance of children whom their mothers could not care for and they were roaming the streets begging or stealing. The setting as in Ireland and until the proposal came up, I thought this was a real life situation
Words: 640 - Pages: 3
Hanks ENG 1213 09/26/2015 A rhetorical analysis of “A modest Proposal”. In 1729 Jonathan Swift, author of “A Modest Proposal,” devised this proposal to show how backwards the social and general state Ireland was in. His proposal was to prevent the less fortunate children of Ireland from becoming a burden to their parents or country. As well as making them beneficial to the public. Jonathan Swift's reasoning behind this proposal is that many women were having children that they were unable
Words: 561 - Pages: 3
Surprise Ending for A Modest Proposal John J Bradley IV Professor Nancy Pettigrew Humanities 112: World Cultures II November 5th, 2012 A Modest Proposal by Jonathan shift is a literary work of the 18th century that takes a symbolic aim at the greed of England’s renting policies and a plan to reduce the burdens, in this case children, caused by it. According to Sayre (2011) Swift composes with his tongue lodged in his cheek, quite possible, as never before. You can detect this in his work
Words: 558 - Pages: 3
A Modest proposal Name Instructor Course Date A Modest Proposal “A Modest Proposal”, an article containing recommendations for preventing Ireland children from becoming a burden to their poor parents, is not modest by any means. Written in 1729 by Jonathan Swift, it highlights the plight of poor citizens in their quest to cater for their children. The author starts by describing the pitying sight of begging women on the streets together with their unkempt
Words: 619 - Pages: 3
