So this was very....pointless. Not that I didn't learn anything from it, but that the concept of the story was stupid. It made some good points, but went into extreme simplicity to get them across...I mean, a game of cards and some hairs? Come on. haha
I think that the 'pointless' ambience of this poem is exactly why it is so fantastic. The fact that this story had so much... DRAMA over such a simplistic/stupid idea.. shows that the 'high class' of this age were indeed completely self absorbed, arogant, self-conceded, however you would like to say it. The idea that they had such a fiasco over such a small thing shows the social layering of the time.
ReplyDeleteI agree DJ. 3 pages on one game of cards? The point of hyperbole could've easily been made in 1/2 page. Oh well, hopefully this "Modest Proposal" story has more substance to it.
ReplyDeleteCome on DJ I know that this may have not been that entertaining for you but think about how scandlous the story is in reference to that society.
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