In this story, A modest proposal, i’m supposed to find two important values which are fairness and justice. The story does not necessarily need to have these values mentioned before. Before continuing with this essay it’s important to know the definition of these values. Fairness and justice are two very similar values after all. Fairness is an impartial and just treatment or behaviour without favouritism or discrimination. It is the quality of being reasonable, right and just. Not to choose someone after the other for selfish reasons, but to be reasonable or fair about it, fairness also means equality. Justice is fairness in the way people are dealt with, it is the condition of being morally correct or fair about something or someone. Now, to be honest about the story and these values, i did not see them in any character nor point it out in any part of the story since what it talks about is how Jonathan Swift makes a shocking and cruel proposal to the town. This proposal consists in killing innocent children, children of the poor, to be used as food for the wealthy and rich. He made this proposal as a response to the economic crisis Ireland was suffering at the time, and because of the overpopulation Ireland had as well. This story took place at around late 1720s and it was the time when Ireland was suffering for several years if poor harvests that even farmers had trouble paying the rents demanded by their English landlords. This problem is what caused Jonathan Swift to come to this decision.It is something that has no fairness nor justice in any way. Jonathan Swift is a man that has never had kids so he doesn’t know what the parents are feeling towards his proposal, and what they should have to go through because of their economical resources. These families had more kids, children they need to take care of, and feed as well that they had to agree with this proposal. They actually fed their 1 year old babies too much so they would become chubbier and have extra meat for the wealthy people to buy from the market, cook, and eat these poor kids. They also used their skins as accessories which as horrible at it sounds is true. This is not fair at all, where had justice gone to? The act they were making was just cruel and selfish, taking away a babies life for those reasons when there are many other ways to find a solution. The baby is not mature enough to make these type of important decisions, so it wouldn’t be fair at all to just take their life away and let the wealthy take away their baby from them and use them as food.
