Doctor Jonathan Swift wrote a proposal to help the poverty of Ireland to make light of the societal problem in Ireland. Swift writes satirically about eating children to the people of Ireland. Swift’s clever use of irony and analogies shows the corruption in society and makes the audience aware of their unjust behavior.
Swift’s use of irony in the title draws the reader in but gives them the opposite of what they were expecting. He uses “A Modest Proposal” when he is really laying down an extravagant and absurd proposal that does not seem practical. This irony emphasizes the claim of helping poor people by showing the most extreme solution first. The audience would feel like their intelligence has been insulted by being tricked into reading
Swift’s use of irony in the title draws the reader in but gives them the opposite of what they were expecting. He uses “A Modest Proposal” when he is really laying down an extravagant and absurd proposal that does not seem practical. This irony emphasizes the claim of helping poor people by showing the most extreme solution first. The audience would feel like their intelligence has been insulted by being tricked into reading