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A Modest Proposal and Other Satires Study Guide & Essays

by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal and Other Satires is a collection of satirical works of political, social, and religious commentary by Jonathan Swift. The most famous of his essays—perhaps the most famous essay of satire in the English language—is “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in…

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what does the author claim is motive for this plan?

is it an income from the sale of meat?
is it the good of the country?
is it the education the irish?

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