In a modest proposal, Jonathon Swift addresses some of the major issues facing Ireland. Swift's purpose in writing this proposal is to suggest ideas to help solve Ireland's poverty and overpopulation problems. It adopts, what at first appears, a set of ridiculous ideas to counteract the ever-growing problem by stimulating the imagination of readers and opening the minds of the English and Irish people. The issue the author addresses is the ever-increasing problem of poverty, hunger, unsanitation, overpopulation and slavery of the Irish people and the fact that no one, including the Irish themselves, is willing to do anything to fix the problem. These proposals are made by Jonathan Swift, an English writer, and from the first paragraphs it is evident that Swift has a biased opinion on the subject. He tries to explain to the Irish that the main problem is themselves. It is Irish children who are the cause of Ireland's misery and misfortune and offers a mix of serious suggestions and satirical statements, all based on the assumption that children are draining the country of all its food and resources, as well as a burden on the their parents and the rest of society. The writer is very indifferent and completely disconnected from the topic at hand. The author seems like the last person to write an article like this considering he is English. He shows no signs of humility or sympathy, given that his proposal is to eat children. However, he shows some respect for the opinions of others and this helps his likability, but only just. His flaws seem to be a result of his writing as he is very satirical and sarcastic and in some places absolutely... middle of paper... if poor and hungry people can't be satirical and sarcastic about it and it is That's where I think this whole thing falls apart. He definitely needs a different approach to this situation. In conclusion, A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a semi-good work that attempts to solve the problems facing Ireland. In my opinion, the biggest flaw in this entire article, which ironically makes it famous, is the use of satirical writing to address the issues at hand. Unfortunately for me this destroys its credibility and therefore prevents me from taking it seriously and therefore defeats the purpose of writing this article if no one takes it seriously in the first place. Overall, I think Swift's "Modest Proposal" is just a half-baked attempt to make the very serious situation in Ireland seem comical and therefore makes her article comical too.