Question

What is the purpose of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"?

A. To propose a helpful solution to problems troubling young
children
B. To mock those who discuss Ireland's problems rather than
England's problems
C. To offer a moral lesson for life to his readers,
D. To criticize his government's policy on Ireland,

Answer 1

D. To criticize his government policy on Ireland

Explanation: in the passage the author sarcastically writes about eating children to solve a problem going on in Ireland. He makes remarks saying that since the landlord are their parents that they are entitled to eat them. This sense of entitlement is a huge insult to the Irish government