ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -How does Swift explain that his plan will help landlords? Tenants will now have something valuable. In support of his proposal, Swift says, “For this kind of commodity will not bear exportation, the flesh being of too tender a consistence to admit a long continuance in salt” (lines 262-264).

Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker says that the landlords should have the first claim on the flesh of the children since they have already figuratively devoured the parents.

Detailed explanation-3: -In A Modest Proposal, Swift vents his mounting aggravation at the ineptitude of Ireland’s politicians, the hypocrisy of the wealthy, the tyranny of the English, and the squalor and degradation in which he sees so many Irish people living.

Detailed explanation-4: -In A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift proposes that the Irish should eat their children, as it will produce several benefits. He claims that it will help with population control, making money, prevent crime, and make fashionable clothing out of the children.