The Theme of politics in "A Modest Proposal" by Swift

Thesis Statement

The thesis of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal” is that Ireland has fallen deep into the hands of political and social problems.

Quotations

Swift writes “therefore, whoever could find out a fair, cheap, and easy method of making these children sound, useful members of the commonwealth, would deserve so well of the public as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation.” (1)

Swift proposes “I grant this food [children] will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the ...