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Line 1: − '''''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. Merely 3,400 words long, it has made a lasting impact.+ − − * Beneath Swift’s audacious satire is a serious theme: that English overlords are shamelessly exploiting and oppressing the impoverished people of Ireland through unfair laws, high rents charged by absentee landlords, and other injustices. [http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/ModProposal.html] − − Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective. − − ==External Links== − [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 ''A Modest Proposal'' at Project Gutenburg] − − [[category:literature]]
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