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

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