Dear Mr. Smarmy‚ On the behalf of the school board in Trinity‚ Idaho‚ I would like to thank you for your concerns about the assigned reading of Jonathan Swift’s “Modest Proposal”. It is apparent that you want Swift’s “Modest Proposal” to be removed from our school district because it contains “blatantly anti-human and sickening suggestions [that will] be read by young impressionable youth.” After a review of the essay‚ we have come to a unanimous conclusion. We‚ the school board‚ have decided that
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Modest Proposal Response Emily Pendyk Parsons AP English 11 December 18‚ 2011 Dear Mr. Smarmy: I am writing in response to your request of the elimination of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” from the classrooms‚ libraries‚ and the school system as a whole. Let me begin by telling you that I took what you said into deep consideration‚ but after discussing with the work with some of the English teachers at Martin’s Groves Junior High School and conducting research on my own time‚ it’s
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“A Modest Proposal” Jonathon Swift wrote and published “A Modest Proposal” anonymously in 1729. During this time Swift’s country of Ireland was being controlled by England. Under England’s control Ireland’s conditions were very poor during the 1720’s. Ireland was overpopulated‚ poor‚ and heavily dependent on England during this time. “A Modest Proposal” is an argumentative essay that uses both satire and irony to entertain the reader. At first‚ the reader may believe that Swift’s purpose
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A Modest Proposal Summary and Response Jonathan Swift starts off “A Modest Proposal” by giving the reader a bit of background information on Ireland’s current conditions at the time of publication. By doing so‚ Swift grasps the reader’s emotion and pulls them into the story. Then‚ when Swift makes a dramatic switch to his suggestion of cannibalism to stimulate the economy‚ he is able to fully grab the reader’s attention. Swift’s proposal is extreme and entirely unethical‚ but isn’t meant to
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Guy‚ Tiffany Comp 1 19 May 2015 My Response to “A Modest Proposal” By Jonathan Swift When I begin reading Jonathan Swifts‚ A Modest Proposal‚ I was confused as to why any human being would even think about offering others’ children to eat in an effort to reduce poverty‚ as a suggestion. Though I disagreed and was a bit confused‚ his argument had some very persuasive points that held truth. Jonathan Swift was born to an affluent Irish family; he was an ordained minister‚ very well educated‚ and
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A Modest Proposal Reading Response Jonathon Swift wrote A Modest Proposal in 1729 describing the very real poverty plaguing the Irish people. He lays out their misfortunes clearly and rationally‚ and argues‚ by hard-edged economic reasoning as well as from a self-righteous moral stance‚ for a way to turn this problem into its own solution. He draws attention to the number of starving children in Dublin. Swift goes through great pains to statistically support his proposal citing examples and generalizations
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205-001 9/19/2011 Critical Response to A Modest Proposal In A Modest Proposal‚ Jonathan Swift provides a logical solution to the poverty crisis in Ireland: eat the children of the disenfranchised lower class. Swift’s pattern of thought carries the reader through the process of birthing‚ raising‚ and breeding poor children as a delicate form of livestock which would theoretically alleviate Ireland of its financial and social burdens. The obvious irony in A Modest Proposal is that‚ by most moral standards
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A Modest Proposal – Analytical Response By Garry Jenkins ‘A Modest Proposal’‚ written by Jonathan Swift in 1729‚ is a satirical text responding to the social issues in Ireland relating to the increasing population‚ leading to more homeless beggars struggling to support themselves let alone their many children. Swift’s clever use of irony‚ sarcasm‚ paralipsis‚ hyperbole and evocative language helps convey his point of view. Swift proposes that the poor should sell their children in order
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Short Story Analysis A Modest Proposal Jonathan Swift once remarked‚ “We have just religion enough to make us hate‚ but not enough to make us love one another” (Conditions). 1729 was a time where both economic and religious struggles raged between Ireland and England. Jonathan Swift’s motives for A Modest Proposal were driven by influence‚ oppression‚ and poverty. This brutal yet ironic satire demonstrated Swift’s frustration in regards to English and Irish politics. His mocking tone was to shock
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Assignment #1: Surprise Ending in The Modest Proposal Syreeta Bruster Professor Lynn Wilson World Cultures II – HUM 112 November 12‚ 2012 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
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