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A Modest Proposal
“My intention is very far from being confined to provide only for the children of professed beggars; it is of a much greater extent, and shall take in the whole number of infants at a certain age who are born of parents in effect as little able to support them as those who demand our charity in the streets.”
This quote by Jonathan swift is a very important part of this work the modest proposal whereby he states how it is important for Ireland to consider taking care of the young people born to mothers who are not capable of taking care of them. He not only proposes that those who are in the streets and are not able to come into responsible adults be taken care of but in the future that those who give birth and cannot take care of the children that they should be helped out to bring them up. The above quote relates to the work very closely to the whole text because in the first part he proposes that his wish is that the children of the beggars be provided for. In the rest of the statement he states that his intention is even greater than just providing for the children of the beggars.
The second part is the most important in the whole proposal. This is because he clearly states that it would be best for the children born to parents who cannot provide for them or who are also beggars in the streets be taken care of so that a fruitful group of people can be realised. He beliefs that through this was the street children who most of the time become unreliable in the society will change and become very important and responsible people in the society. Through this proposal it is hoped that all the street children will be helped.
Mankwane, In his work “A conceptual analysis of the label” street children” states that street children are a an important part of the society which most of the time is ignored and which if well harnessed and provided with all the amenities and other resources they need can be very instrumental to making a very good society. Therefore the challenges which face street children if solved can help them in getting out of their poverty and other negative issues which they face and therefore with time the concept of street children being unhelpful in the society changes. This relates to Jonathans proposal in that the goal and the desire is similar. Jonathan proposes that the children be taken care of and it is the same thing Mankwane addresses though through a different route of identifying the specific problems and how to solve.
Works Cited
Makofane, Mankwane. “A conceptual analysis of the label” street children”: Challenges for the helping professions.” Social Work 50.1 (2014): 134-145.
Swift, Jonathan. A Modest Proposal.(1729). RS Bear, 1999.
