Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust.
Why did Swift most likely deliver his proposal in a casual manner?
Ato highlight to the reader that the government would likely agree with his plan
B.to emphasize that he is serious about implementing his plan
Cto show the reader that his plan is reasonable and no cause for alarm
Dto grab the reader’s attention by using understatement to talk about brutal acts
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust.
Why did Swift most likely deliver his proposal in a casual manner?
Ato highlight to the reader that the government would likely agree with his plan
Cto show the reader that his plan is reasonable and no cause for alarm
Dto grab the reader’s attention by using understatement to talk about brutal acts