A Modest Proposal

Swift's idea for population control was pretty funny. I liked how he really seemed like he researched it and knew what he was talking about, and he even listed all the advantages of this practice. He claimed it would lessen enemies, give poorer people something of value, increase the nation's stock, rid families of having to care for their kids, and become a great custom for bars and taverns as eating the children would become some sort of social event. It was neat to see that he seemed to do his homework and came up with a multitude of ideas for something like the selling and eating of children.