A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

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Always visible content "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical essay written and publis ... than Swift is a satirical essay written and published in 1729. The work shockingly suggests that Ireland's poor could solve their economic troubles by selling their children as food to the wealthy. Through sustained irony and deadpan humor, Swift uses this outrageous premise to mock hostile attitudes toward the poor and expose the dehumanizing policies of British colonial rule. The essay remains celebrated for its dark wit and Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less biting social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)