"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

Throughout world history many nations have struggled to maintain financial order. Ireland is no exception; in fact the Irish people experienced an extreme case of poverty and desperation. Among other things, the people and children were starving, causing malnutrition and the inevitable fate of an unpromising future for the growing population. Ireland could not feed its rapidly increasing population. Jonathan Swift suggests a solution to the growing problem plaguing Ireland in A Modest Proposal. Throughout …

…Instead they "will have something valuable of their own." The practical purposes will produce positive effects that will out number the negative. Although all of the points are logical Swift meant for article to have an alarming and astonishing effect on readers in order to illustrate in a profound way the reality that Ireland was faced with. Swift is attempting to bring to the people's attention that nothing is being done to solve their problems.