A modest proposal summary and evaluation by Seth Comara

"A modest proposal" is a mock essay written by Jonathan Swift published in 1729 in Dublin Ireland. Swift begins his essay by describing the poor economic and social state of the kingdom, mostly focused on orphans are children born in poor families. The author then begins explaining in detail the calculations he used to find the number of available burdensome or impoverished and fence. Swift then uses logic and reasoning to propose that the kingdom begin to industrialize the cannibalism of said infants.

One aspect that I find interesting is that swift rights as if the slaughter of thousands of human lives as if it were nothing. More importantly he writes as if the kingdom itself does not care. As if through logic and reasoning the people will simply allow these children to become livestock. Swift is clearly aware of the act or even the very talk of cannibalism is taboo in even the least polite of society. I believe Swift true purpose is to bring awareness of the impoverished people to bring attention to the way that they've been treated. The way they're being treated by the kingdom itself.