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implying that Irish tenants are being "eaten alive"
'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, then discusses how this plight can be assuaged by having the tenants sell their children to their English landlords for use as a new delicacy.
'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]]. It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, implying that they are being "eaten alive" by their English landlords.
Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.
Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.