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George Orwell 's Politics and the English Language vs . Jonathan Swift 's A Modest Proposal

A Comparative Literary Analysis

George Orwell 's Politics and the English Language ' and Jonathan Swift 's A Modest Proposal ' are essays from two different times the former written in 1946 , and the latter in the 18th century . Both essays aim to spark people 's attention and address important national issues of their countries

Politics and the English Language ' basically presents Orwell 's opinion about the then-current state of the English Language

- that it was decaying , just like what was happening to civilization at that time He attributed the decay of the English Language to politics and economics , arguing that it is not just the fault of the writer that his words lack precision and has stale imagery , but it is rooted from political and economic causes , saying .an effect can become a cause reinforcing the original cause and producing the same effect in an intensified form

On the other hand , A Modest Proposal For Preventing The Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being Aburden to Their Parents or Country and For Making Them Beneficial to The Public ' presents Swift 's satirical critique of the English and Irish government , wherein he sarcastically suggested that in order for the Irish government to solve the national issues of poverty and overpopulation , they must sell the children of the poor , specifically one-year old babies , as food for the wealthy Irish and English people...

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