Question

I grant this food will be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have already devoured most of the parents, seem to have the best title to the children. –“A Modest Proposal,” Jonathan Swift

Which statement effectively uses a quotation to show that Swift is criticizing landlords?


Swift writes about both “landlords” and “parents.”


Swift believes that landlords are exploiting their poor tenants.


According to Swift, “this food will be somewhat dear.”


Swift describes how landlords have “devoured most of the parents.”

Answer 1

Answer: Swift describes how landlords have “devoured most of the parents.”

Answer 2

Answer: Swift describes how landlords have "devoured most of the parents"

Explanation: In "A Modest Proposal", by Jonathan Swift, the statement that effectively uses a quotation to show that Swift is criticizing landlords is Swift describes how landlords have "devoured most of the parents."

Swift, writes about how Ireland is suffering from being under British rule. He writes about how impoverished couples have trouble feeding their children. To avoid this, Swift, ironically suggests that Irish women should breastfeed their children till the age of one and then sell them to rich English landowners as food. He also says that these rich landowners have already devoured the parents by giving no rights to them and impoverishing them in every possible way.