A Modest Proposal

A satirical essay by Jonathan Swift, it presents a shocking solution to poverty in 18th-century Ireland by suggesting that the impoverished sell their children as food to the wealthy. Through this outrageous proposal, Swift critiques British policy and societal indifference towards the plight of the poor. The work employs irony and exaggeration to provoke thought and highlight the desperate conditions faced by the Irish, making a powerful statement on social injustice and moral responsibility.