Question

What major social problem is Swift's proposal directed towards in "A Modest Proposal" ?

Unwed mothers having too many babies
Unwed mothers having too many babies

Lack of food for the wealthy
Lack of food for the wealthy

The great number of poor people in Ireland
The great number of poor people in Ireland

Lack of land for farming in Ireland
Lack of land for farming in Ireland

Answer 1

C). The great number of poor people in Ireland.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jonathan Swift's key purpose behind his essay 'A Modest Proposal' was to highlight the overarching poverty in Ireland and the economic exploitation of the people of Ireland by wealthy English landlords. He satirically critiques the social issue of poverty by offering his 'modest proposal' to the Irish people of selling their children for food which suggests his outragesousness over the issue. His proposal of selling children into the meat market in return for income primarily aims to mock at the fake 'modesty' of Irish people and their submissiveness ton wealthy merchants. Thus, option C is the correct answer.