Swift's A Modest Proposal is famous as an example of Satire. In what ways, and with what effects do you think he achieves his satirical aims?

... Asha Samrai Swift's A Modest Proposal is famous as an example of Satire. In what ways, and with what effects do you think he achieves his satirical aims? Swift's aim of his proposal is to expose the cruelty of the rich landlords of Ireland, who were not being aware of the poverty and suffering of the Irish people. Swift's proposal is an attempt to suggest a remedy of Ireland's situation by shocking those who are powerful enough to inflict change on Ireland's appalling circumstances. In order to do this Swift creates an alter ego, a persona who puts forth the ghastly proposal but in a logical fashion. Swift uses a 'Juvenalian' sort of satire, a way of getting at the reader without targeting them directly. Swift tries to expose the reality of Ireland in a discreet and delicate way. His definition of satire is 'Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do

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