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A Modest Proposal, written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729, is a biting satire about life in 18th Century Ireland, in which the author seeks to find "a fair, cheap, and easy method" to transform the sick and starving children of Ireland into productive members of society. Swifts proposal, hardly modest, is to fatten up undernourished poor children and then sell them to more well-to-do families as food.
By doing this he mocks the authority of the British officials.
By presenting this outrageous concept as an interrelated string of seemingly logical arguments, Swift leads the reader to understand that his proposal could simultaneously solve overpopulation and unemployment, save the poor from having to spend their meager resources on raising children, provide the poor with desperately needed extra income, and also give the wealthy access to a yet untapped high-protein delight.
Of course, Swift is writing tongue-in-cheek, to shock the reader into rejecting his outrageous negative proposal and instead formulate a more sensible positive one. Although written in 1729, Swifts essay is still relevant in the 21st Century.
Short and to the point, this is a political satire at its best.
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