~ In A Modest Proposal Swift identifies the problem in society as the population of the poor seems to be multiplying more then they can afford. Women are having babies that they can not afford to take care of, where as they themselves are not well taken care of. Swift paints a picture for you as you read, of these babies just over a year old crawling behind their mothers so helplessly up to their early teens, on the streets starving, malnourished looking, begging for food, money and help. He prompts the idea of taking these innocent poor children, who aren't going to make it far by living this life style poorly, and selling them to plump them up and eat at a prime age.
Is his suggestion serious? If not, what is the purpose? What is he making fun of?
~ It was hard for me to follow swifts essay on this subject. As I caught what he was prompting to state his scheme to help solve this issue, I just could not take it seriously. I personally did not take him seriously, nor do I think he was being serious. I feel as if he was proving a point, he made valid points explaining what it would be like and why. However I believe he was trying to get the point across that either way you are killing your children, innocent people. Even if this seems so far fetch they are dying off anyways, they can not seem to stop producing even though they fail to provide when they are born, therefore instead of dying off from disease, malnourishment or staying in this unlivable life style themselves, and later adding to the problem by producing more.
Is his solution logical? What kind of evidence does he give to support his position?
~ I think swift did a great job as to convincing you to think its logical. He had evidence to comparing it to ways we live now, breeding and living off of animals. However no I did not find this logical.
Do you think anyone took his proposal seriously? I am really interested in seeing how society reacted to this bold statement that he made. I think that although his solution was so insane, it was grotesque enough to provide food for thought. Who do you think was at fault for the situation society was put in, the rich or the poor? Oh, and I like your picture, it's a much cuter version of the one I decided to use.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you set up your blog post having each question above then answering the specifically. I too had a hard time fallowing the story at first but the started to realize what was going on and that he was not being serious. good job.
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