Respuesta :

The purpose of Jonathan Swift's anonymous essay "A Modest Proposal" was to help poor children in Ireland with the hope that they would be of service to the public one day. He did not want the children to be a burden to Ireland or their parents.

Answer:

to criticize England’s treatment of the Irish with the hope of bringing about societal change

Explanation:

I believe this is the best answer because the purpose of Swift's satirical essay is to call attention to the problems that were being experienced by the people of Ireland. He wanted the English (who ruled Ireland) to realize what they were doing and to put in place reforms that would solve the problems they had helped to cause.