“A Modest Proposal” Eating babies? Is this really how to stop starvation? In 1729, Dr. Jonathan Swift had his essay published tiled “A Modest ProposalZin the essay, he talks about how Ireland was a poor place at the time, He did not want any more poverty in Ireland, So he came up with a solution that some people might find to be a little absurd. Through the use of sarcasm, reversal and irony, ‘Swift talks about how harsh society can be in order to survive in a place full of poverty and despair. On the essay, Swift uses a lot of sarcasm in order to make the essay as humorous as " Josible Inthe beginning, Swift describes how Ireland was like, He uses the word ‘iis great town” (Swift 1) to describe a city in Ireland, The sarcastic quote he used is the complete opposite of what the city was like/Afer that, Swift gives some background on how life was like in Ireland, There was a mass amount of poverty and beggars on the streets, Swift mentions about a mother and “het lawful occupation of begging” (24). This shows that people were being congratulated for being” Swift later then als about his proposal on ending starvation. After that, he says “I can think of no one objection” (Swift 187). His sarcasm leaves him thinking that everyone will ike the idea of his proposal. The uses of describing the eity, the life in Ireland, and his pride of the proposal has shown sareasm in the essay. Besides sarcasm, Swift used another device in his satire essay. ped aloetion aninord Rn