10A, you must finish the first half of these questions (1-4) by tomorrow.
10B, you must finish the first half of these questions (1-4) by Friday.
The second half of the questions will be due on Monday, 8/31 along with your essay.
Comprehension Questions
1. What is Jonathan Swift's attitude toward the beggars he describes in the opening paragraph?Give specific references to support your answer.
2. What is the essential proposal within "A Modest Proposal"? Why is Swift recommending this?
3. What are the different products that can be made from this new commodity? When you look at this list of products, do you see any patterns? Who do you imagine consuming these products? Why?
4. What sort of persona does Swift create for the "author" of A Modest Proposal? (In other words, what kind of writer and what kind of genre is this satire imitating and mocking?)
5. Who is the intended audience of this work?
6. If Swift does not actually think the Irish people should eat their children, what does he think they should do to solve the problem of poverty in Ireland?
7. When did it first become apparent to you that Swift's proposal was not serious? How did you respond once you understood what he was up to?
8. According to the proposal, who will be the primary consumers of human flesh? What is Swift implying by saying this? If Swift does not intend for the Irish children to be devoured physically, then what could be the metaphorical meaning of this cannibalism?
9. According to Jonathan Swift, why wouldn't it be suitable to eat a teenager?
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