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What are the social problems Swift addresses?
poverty, unemployment, and overpopulation
Who are the principle breeders of the nation?
Catholics
Net profit from a child
8 shillings
What is the age children are sold
1 year
Swift suggests that WHO would be happy to "eat up" our whole nation even without salt?
England
Evidence that the author offers that he will not benefit from his proposal:
his children are too old; wife cannot have more
Of the children who will be allowed to survive, percent of them to be males
25%
ladies' gloves and mens' boots
Made out of skin of butchered infants
Who will be the primary consumers of human flesh?
the rich
Age a child can begin a career as a thief
6
Swift's purpose in the first paragraphs.
to describe the misery and extent of poverty in Ireland
Swift's main purpose in his essay
to force the government to help the poor in Ireland
How do we know, even before Swift reveals his plan, that his essay is not serious?
the title
What is Swift's solution to the problem?
eating and selling the babies
Who does Swift blame Irish poverty on?
England
Why does Swift use so much animal imagery?
people care less about poor people than animals
Why does he include statistics? Are they accurate?
probably not, used to make it sound more legit and believable
What does the speaker call women?
Breeders
What benefits does the speaker's proposal offer his country?
Food, less people to take care of, money for mothers, business owners, cooks, give poorer tenants something valuable to have, relieve children of a horrible future, etc.
Why does the speaker believe poor people would be accepting of his proposal?
They will be glad to not have to live like they do anymore. Death will be a relief.
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