In A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift what could swift hope to accomplish by offering such an outrageous proposal?

Swift's aim in proposing something so outrageous was to draw attention to the economic exploitation and dehumanization of the Irish people under British rule. By suggesting that poor Irish families sell their children as food to wealthy landlords, he intended to shock readers into recognizing the hypocrisy and indifference of the British government towards the suffering of the Irish population. It was a satirical critique of the oppressive policies that led to widespread poverty and starvation in Ireland.