A Modest ProposalIn "A Modest Proposal" different forms of satire are demonstrated throughout the story. Satire is defined as the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose or criticize people's stupidity or vices. (Google) In “A Modest Proposal” Swift uses parody which is a form of satire. Parody is mainly about making fun of something to create a humorous atmosphere. In "A Modest Proposal", Swift uses parody to make fun of Irish people and children, describing them as delicious food to eat. "A baby fresh from the mother can be supported by her milk for a calendar year with small nutrients." (pg.623) In this satire, the author explains that a baby will be born and nourished with its mother's milk, but that milk will not be plentiful because the mother is malnourished. To solve the problem of the sad fate of the poverty-stricken Irish, who spend their lives searching for food to feed their families. Swift developed a plan to benefit the rich by using the poor. His plan is to fatten up unfed children and raise them as food for Ireland's wealthier citizens. This would give the Irish economy a major boost and reduce the population, which would make it easier for great and noble England to deal with its disorderly citizens. Swift's proposal would benefit rich people with more food supplies and poor people with more income. This also contradicts the proposal because the poor would become rich. Swift introduces “melancholy” and the two common perceptions of women and children begging on the streets of Ireland. The author appeals to the general opinion that women are “forced to spend all their time” in begging and begging for food, and children gr...... middle of paper ..... .ion. Saying that even if the Irish are the enemy, it's better to have some to help advance the economy and the countryside. This is also ironic because the writer doesn't even accept that the concept of eating one-year-olds is morally wrong. "If I can make you laugh with me, you like me more, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing I recognize its truth." - John Cleese (Brainy Quote) Satire opens people's minds to new ideas that they might reject, using humor. This proposal would not work in modern society because eating babies is not at all morally or politically correct, but it is fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF8wLg5Asgo Works Cited http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html https://www.google.com/#q=satire%20definitionhttp:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF8wLg5Asgo