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A Modest Proposal: Satire At Its Best

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English

 

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Edna W

 

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January 8, 2013

 

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University

 

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The entire essay from the title down to the last sentence were meant to be taken ironically, which is a rare form, but very effective when trying getting a point across. This essay will explain why the text was meant to be taken ironically and why Swift used irony instead of straightforward statements...
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This is ironic in itself because Swifts scheme to sell and eat surplus children is not modest at all nor is it a rational solution to Irelands problems. Swift states children nowadays either grow up to be thieves or "to fight for the Pretender" (Swift 338), and blames the nation as a whole. He says poor Irish children will not find employment, since "we neither build houses, nor cultivate Land" (Swift 338)...
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