A Modest Proposal

classic

Good little satire, and a nice piece for any library.

So I have not bought this copy, but I have a few different copies of A Modest Proposal and it is amazing. Jonathan Swift is really the father of english satire in literature and, along with Gullivers Travels, this is his magnum opus. The basic idea is a proposal for economic reform by the export and eating of babies. Now the idea is rather gruesome, but Swift is not meant to be taken literally. The idea was so show how ridiculous people were being, fighting over religion and economics, by showing an idea that, truly could have worked for the time and place if people were okay with child murder. This is nothing short of one of the most hilarious arguments into the problems with governments and economic reform that was ever written. I highly recommend this short piece for both humor, literature, and a look into the human social mind.

Swifts facetious proposal must be read at least twice to catch all the nuances that he loaded this piece with. One of the best essays ever written.

Classic, perfect and short. My father gave me this book when I was 12 and it warped my writing forever, much to my delight and pleasure. Besides all that, its a great read.

Classic satire. Probably not recognized as such today

Used for AP Lit class!

The solution of too-many green eyed children. Although the true irony lies in Britains use of the Irish as one of several slave classes for hundreds of years. They should have realized we would out breed them at some point.

Johnathan Swift crafts a brilliant satire about serious issues of his day such as the widening wealth gap, growing poverty, lack of altruistic empathy, which are even more relevant today than they were in the authors time. A must read for the modern person.

Dark dark satire, as people start to use his obvious disdain in all things English against them. Still, his writing of this short article cannot be ignored, as the Irish suffered terribly under the English. I bought this to understand something I always knew. I just wanted it in writing. Its a good piece of work. Sadly weaponized often in politics