The Modest Proposal

Reading the Modest Proposal was hell. If you're like me, I had to re-read some paragraphs over again because I couldn't understand it. But after reading it again and actually focusing on it, I finally found Swifts' satire on "The Modest Proposal". Swifts' purpose was to decrease in population and to improve in poverty. Swift explains that we should eat new born babies to prevent poverty and overpopulation. Swifts' idea was meant to be this disgusting and to enrage the reader. This is why "The Modest Proposal" is a great example of satire. Swifts' intention was to draw attention to the true issue.