A Modest Proposal
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Satire and Sincerity
Colonialism, Greed, and Inhumanity
Society, Rationality, and Irrationality
Misanthropy (Hatred of Humankind)
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The Proposer
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The Pretender
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Eating
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Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
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A Modest Proposal
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Jonathan Swift
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes
Satire and Sincerity
Colonialism, Greed, and Inhumanity
Society, Rationality, and Irrationality
Misanthropy (Hatred of Humankind)
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
The Proposer
George Psalmanazar
The Pretender
Symbols
All Symbols
Eating
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Ethos
Genre
Irony
Logos
Mood
Motifs
Pathos
Satire
Setting
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
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