the candle

Jonathan Swift- “A modest Proposal” Confusing, misleading, intriguing, and yet to the point. What do all these words have in common? They are what come together to make the essay “A modest proposal” so good. When I first began to read this essay I found my self very confused and even after two or three times of re-reading I still could not make out many different parts of the essay. The more I looked deeper …

…interest in endeavoring to promote this necessary work, having on other motive than the public good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich.” It was this last state ment that made me see that Swift was trully and good man and was steping out on a chance to save ecerthing and everone he could, including saveing these baby’s born into hunger.