Sick Swift - Analysing an article from the Irish herald that discussed Jonathan Swift's viel suggestion of human child digestion.

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THE IRISH HERALD

SICK SWIFT

JONATHAN SWIFT’S VIEL SUGGESTION OF HUMAN CHILD DIGESTION

The publication A Modest Proposal by former distinguished writer Jonathan Swift was released yesterday among a large air of controversy. The outline of this publication was meant to show the harsh ways that the Irish landlords were treating their tenants, but this has spat back in Swift's face.

        The Irish born writer who later moved to England wanted to create a real picture of the state and standard of living of the common landlord tenants. He tries to use humour to show what would be an ideal solution to the supposed problem of poor working and living conditions of these tenants. He says that the way to solve the problem would to be to kill all of the children and eat them thus solving two problems at once. If all the children were eaten, then the tenant’s standard of living would increase because there would be once less mouth to feed but the child would also provide food for the parents and family so they could have a higher standard of living.

        This so called Irish writer who has betrayed his country by moving to England hasn't set foot in Ireland for years. He wouldn't know what the conditions are like for workers in the countryside let alone know how fairly the landlords treat their tenants. Most outraged of all people seem to be the landlords who have been accused at the highest in this false allegation by Swift.         We read some of the passage to some members of the public, this is the part we read out taken from A Modest Proposal "As to my own part, having turned my Thoughts for many Years, upon this important Subject, and maturely weighed the several Schemes of other Projectors, I have always found them grosly mistaken in their Computation. It is true a Child, just dropt from its Dam, may be supported by her Milk, for a solar year with little other Nourishment; at most not above the Value of two Shillings; which the Mother may certainly get or the Value in Scraps, by her lawful Occupation of Begging."

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        One landlord from just outside Dublin spoke to the Irish Herald "This Swift character doesn't know the half of it, most Landlords treat their workers and tenants with respect and certainly not treat them as Swift describes in his latest writings. For one to accuse his own Irish brothers, is a traitor and does not deserve to be called 'Irish'."

        Views like this one are commonplace about Swift's invention of accusations. Even the workers and tenants living on land owned by landlords think that Swift is going to far in his inhumane and veil solution to his imaginary problem.

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