What is Swift’s purpose in listing other ways to solve the issue of poverty?

Ato show that his plan to sell children is the most reasonable plan that has been put forth

Bto show that society is already asking too much of wealthy individuals

Cto show that real reform is possible with reasonable sacrifice

Dto show that there are many other people who are trying to bring about reform

Swift is a satirist, parody and ironic and in his text "Modest Proposal: to prevent the children of Ireland being a burden to their parents or to their country" (written in 1729). The author tries to show the reader the question of the suffering of the human being of that time, that is, the focus of misery, poverty, childish cannibalism, satire and the stylistic resource, euphemism. So he uses science fiction to describe, point out events that shock the reader's presence with such richness of detail that they seem simply credible.

The "Modest Proposal" constitutes a satirical and parody text to a particular genre of text. The title itself is already a satire to the experience of the society of that time; at the same time, it is one more way for this writer to parody certain values and behaviors of the Irish population, criticizing the kings, the court, the constitution, the liberal political parties and the conservatives when reflecting on the social question of the country. With this, Swift shows, in a satire, that real reform is needed in the country, even at the cost of some sacrifices.