For many of us, the first time we read “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift, we are either disgusted or quizzical about the nature of the text. After the text is explored, we then begin to find it funny or amusing. At the time the essay was released, the satire flew over some aristocratic heads and other were disgusted by its implications. However, Swift, an expert satirist, probably had no qualms about the reactions because that was his intention.