Discussion Board: Jon Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Discussion Board: Jon Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
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Directions: read Jon Swift's "A Modest Proposal" at the following link:
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http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html
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When you have finished, please review and respond to the questions below. (You do not have to answer both 5a and 5b. Please choose one of the two).
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Context: during Swift's time, the upper class would gather for dinners and try to discuss the problem with poverty and how the issue might be remedied. Suggestions included: let the children work in the fields until they die, and then bury them where they fall for fertilizer.
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Swift continues in this vein, but is he genuine, sarcastic? What do you think Swift's overall purpose is?
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Swift's writing is also important because he shifts directions throughout, i.e. he deviates from what appears to be his thesis in the first paragraph. Swift's work shows that good writing doesn't always follow the conventions of what academia considers "good writing." However, it is important to familiarize yourself with rules before experimenting too much.
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Questions for consideration
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Here are a few basic questions to consider before formulating a response:
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1. What did you think of the material?
2. Was the tone serious, humorous, sarcastic, etc.?
3. Was the style prolific, simple?
4. What was the author’s purpose?
a. To inform?
b. To entertain?
c. To persuade?
d. To make an argument?
5a. How did the tone & style help the author succeed in his or her attempt to: inform, entertain, persuade, etc.
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5b. Or, conversely, how did tone & style hinder the author's success to inform, entertain, or persuade?
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