A Modest Proposal?

The assigned reading for today's class was "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift. Please respond to the following prompt in a comment below this post.

After reading "A Modest Proposal":
do you feel that the proposal was modest?
Why or why not?
What point do you believe Jonathan Swift was trying to make?
Do you think he was successful?

Make sure to use specific examples from the text. (At least one example for each question)
Make sure to incorporate the definition of satire.
Even though this is a blog, please use complete and grammatically correct sentences.

Introduction

Hello students!

This blog is part of our unit plan on satire.
We will be using this blog along with "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.
All comments should directly relate to the prompt given or another response by one of your fellow students.
This blog is to help each of you to prepare for your final paper for the unit and further your exploration of "A Modest Proposal" .
I will review each blog comment, so take this assignment seriously but also have fun.
I will give you thirty minutes in class to work on the blog.