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How and why did Jonathan Swift challenge both the exploiter and the exploited in 'A Modest Proposal'?
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... How and why did Jonathan Swift challenge both the exploiter and the exploited in 'A Modest Proposal'? 'A Modest Proposal' was written at the time when Ireland was becoming poorer, England was getting richer and Ireland was over populated. The reason why England was getting richer is because England was exploiting the Irish, by using them as a source for their own food. They banned Ireland from importing or exporting any food to or from any other part of the world, including around Ireland itself. They were only allowed to and were made to give the food that they grew to the English. England had power over Ireland. So, they paid as little or as much as they dinned to. So, much time was spent on growing crops and paying for the maintenance of it, for the English. They were taking food out of people's mouths. By eating Ireland's
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