Jonathan Swift is the speaker of the story, A Modest Proposal. He is also the author of many other books and short stories. In the lyrics of A Modest Proposal, Swift addresses what he believes to be a major problem in the beautiful country of Ireland, Dublin to be exact. Therefore, he proposes a solution to the problem, however, the solution is not what we would call humane, orthodox, reasonable, or even what we would consider workable today. Swift wrote this piece for anyone to read and understand what the lyrics imply. The problem Swift addresses is the fact that there are too many poor children in Dublin and they are becoming a huge burden on any poor mothers or parents. of the country. Swift then creates its own solution to the problem. He proposes that all poor children of about one year of age should be cooked and eaten by the people of Dublin, preferably by the poor. According to him, this solution will end the overpopulation of poor children and satisfy the hunger of all other people. Crazy right? The w...