jonathanswift(1667-1745)(編輯修改稿)
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【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ce the cruel and unjust treatment of Ireland by the English government and stir up the Irish people to fight. ? Pamphlets on Ireland earned him the status of an Irish. ? Quote: ? “Am I a free man in England and do I bee a slave in six hours by crossing the Channel?” “A Modest Proposal” ? Protested English economic amp。 political domination of Ireland ? Whigs imposed harsh conditions to support the few English Protestants who lived in Ireland ? Catholics could not buy land ? English Parliament claimed right to legislate for Ireland III Close reading of text A Modest Proposal ? What is the identity of the persona “I” in the essay? What’s the apparent purpose of his proposal? a projector “for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public” () ?What has stimulated the persona to make his proposal? “a melancholy object” in Ireland. beggars, and jobless men, (thieves, slaves) (Para. 1) “children has been a burden” to find a fair, cheap and easy method”. (Para. 2) ? How does the persona evaluate his own proposal? 1) It is of a much greater extent: “far from being confined to provide only for the children of professed beggars” (para. 3) 2) a considerate and thoughtful proposal. “having turned my thoughts for many years upon this important subject, and maturely weighted the several schemes of other projectors” (para. 4) 3) prevention of bloody murdering: to prevent women?s voluntary abortions。 (para. 5) ? What kind of proposal does the persona make? State the content of the proposal. to sell the infants at the age of one year old, for the flesh at this age is 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 fricassee or a ragout. ? Why does the projector propose to sell infants instead of children at the age of 12? 1)
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