Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): Born in Dublin to English parents, His writing was known as satrical and was very populard during his time.
(315-320)
"A Modest Proposal"
- Women with children in rags begging on the streets in Dublin.
- Children often turn into thieves or mercenaries.
- He thinks it's terrible that children and others are on the streets having to beg.
- He wants this to be prevented so they grow up with regular lives.
- He wants woman to stop abortions.
- He has a plan to not really aid the children but instead feed them to the rich and other families so that the parents won't have the children as a burden.
Swift, Jonathan. "A Modest Proposal." The Norton Anthology World Literature Volume D. Ed. Puchner, Martin, Suzanne Akbari, Wiebke Denecke, Vinay Dharwadker, Barbara Fuchs, Caroline Levine, Pericles Lewis, Emily Wilson. W. W. Norton & Company, pp. 315-320
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