Evaluation:
Published: 27.11.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '" A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift', 1.
  • Essays '" A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift', 2.
Extract

A Modest Proposal is everything that a satirical story should be. It includes sarcasm and irony as Jonathan Swift takes us through a roller coaster ride to show us how the poor are treated miserably.
The narrator begins by leading us down a path. He seems sincere and thinks it is a pity how everywhere you walk in the streets of Dublin you see the poor begging people for hand outs. He is seeking a solution to help the commonwealth.
He appears to be a logical, educated person who makes it clear that he has been studying this subject for years. …

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