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Modest Proposal - Prevent the Poor Children of Ireland

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Modest Proposal - Prevent the Poor Children of Ireland

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McCraw 1William McCrawProfessor Dr. David WilliamsEnglish 11112 March 2018A Literature Based SocietyA Modest Proposal begins as a proposal by Jonathan Swift on the topic of what to do to prevent the poor children of Ireland from becoming a burden on society and a burden to their own parents. Swift begins his proposal by describing the conditions of Ireland’s poor beggars and the poor life they live. The proposal then takes a surprising twist when Swift proposes his idea on how to fix the burdens of the poor people in Ireland. Swift provides his own political opinions and views on the topic. To begin with, Swift begins his essay by informing the reader about the conditions of Ireland. He talks about the large number of beggars that fill the streets in Ireland and the numerous children that these people have. He also describes how these poor people are a burden on Ireland’s society and the children are a burden to their own parents. Not only are the beggars a burden to Ireland’s communities but also to Ireland’s tourists. Swift begins to propose his idea on how to help lessen the burden that is put on society and on the poor people by the poor children. His proposal is that children at one year of age could be used as a meal. Although this is a shocking proposal, he provides many views on why it is a solution. Among his reasons for why this is a great idea is that women would not have as many abortions because their children would bring about a type of income, and men would be blissfully happy when their wives are pregnant because it provides money once the child is born. He proposed that the child should be
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