Prompt: In Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal (pp. 454-460), Swift reflects upon the theme of humanity. What does he say about humanity?

Directions:
1. In a Word or PDF document, please respond to the above prompt.
2. Your first sentence should be the topic sentence which identifies the main idea/theme.
3. The next two sentences can briefly summarize the poem/essay/passage.
4. The rest of the response should remain focused on the theme, and provide sufficient specific evidence and support from the text with in-citations (editor + page number) analyzed in such a way as to explain what and how you think it helps us to understand your point about the reading.  One quote from the text is not sufficient.
5. Include a concluding sentence which sums up your thoughts on the theme and/or work.
6. To submit, attach your response by clicking on “Add a file” below and the hit the submit button.