“I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...”(Swift). These lines are an example of satire because it is against humane morals to eat our own kin. Cannibalism is the eating of human flesh by another human being. However, the young babies will be considered a delicacy in the culinary realm of Ireland. Rich land-owners will thrive on these children comparably to a thick beef steak. The comparison of babies to beef is sickening as we read this
“I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...”(Swift). These lines are an example of satire because it is against humane morals to eat our own kin. Cannibalism is the eating of human flesh by another human being. However, the young babies will be considered a delicacy in the culinary realm of Ireland. Rich land-owners will thrive on these children comparably to a thick beef steak. The comparison of babies to beef is sickening as we read this