Question
Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
The author is using satire in this excerpt to emphasize the
utter absurdity of his plan.
necessity for warm winter clothing.
ways that people are cruel to children.
various benefits of his plan.
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
The author is using satire in this excerpt to emphasize the
utter absurdity of his plan.
necessity for warm winter clothing.
ways that people are cruel to children.
various benefits of his plan.
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The author is using satire in this excerpt to emphasize the **utter absurdity of his plan.** The mention of using the skin of the carcass to make gloves and boots highlights the extreme and ridiculous nature of his proposal, which aims to draw attention to the dire social issues of his time.
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