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A considerable body of critical commentary on Gilman has appeared in the past twenty years, much of it written or contributed to by several authors of a new collection, A Year of Favor, Harper Collins, but it is not much different from previous collections.
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ReplyDeleteJonathan Swift the author of "A Modest Proposal" used satire to expose the prejudice of Protestants toward Catholics, and let the English landlords see their ill-treatment of the Irish in a new light. He also criticizes the Irish for taking such de-humanizing abuse, without standing up for themselves. Satire is an extremely effective tool for promoting social or political change. This literary style usually attacks some aspect of society that is far from perfect and desperately needs change. Swift uses humor and extreme scenarios to prove to the English themselves that they did not see their own abusive behaviors.
The skill of mastering irony to influence the reader is one the author did all too well. He is able to prove to the English without directly telling them, how they are at fault. Though satire they were able to see in their own heart that things had to change. Swift is able to ironically compare the Irish, to cattle, because in many cases the cattle were treated the same if not better than them only to be eaten as a meal. Swifts humor, suggesting infants being sold for meat, was the exact argument the rich Protestants needed to hear. "I rather recommend buying the children alive and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs." Using such extreme scenarios to uncover the truth could disgust some readers, but it was the best approach Swift could use to open up the proverbial eyes of the stuck up Protestants.