According to a different source, this question refers to the essay "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.
Although we do not know what the quote you are referencing is, we are able to explain the claims that Swift makes throughout the entire essay.
In this essay, Swift makes a commentary about the view and value of personhood in his society. In this essay, he argues that poor Irish families should sell their children to wealthy English people in order for them to be eaten. Although the claim is absurd, what Swift wants to convey is that people value the lives of the poor, as well as the lives of the Irish, as less important than the lives of rich English people. In his society, such prejudice prevents people from valuing all lives equally.
This essay continues to be relevant today. Nowadays, we still believe some people are less worthy than others. For example, we care deeply about celebrities dying, but we do not care much about the hundreds of people who die from war or poverty everyday. As a society, the poor, the elderly, and foreigners are often seen as "less worthy" because of our prejudice. This view is also influenced by values in society pushed by the media, such as the celebration and admiration of extremely wealthy people.
Answer:
A. Captain Beatty repeatedly taunts Montag and pushes Montag to kill him.
C. Captain Beatty had found the listening device in Montag’s ear and was going to track it back to Faber. Killing Captain Beatty was the only way that Montag would protect Faber.
Explanation:
The answer wouldn't be "B," because Faber and Montag don't actually plan on killing Captain Beatty. The answer also wouldn't be "D," because Montag does somewhat hate Captain Beatty's cruelty, but he hasn't been looking for an opportunity to kill him.
The answer would be "A," since Captain Beatty does tell Montag to kill him. The answer would also be "C," since Montag was afraid Captain Beatty was going to kill Faber when he found out where he was living, since he was helping Montag in collecting books.
C. The author comes to various outlandish conclusions that lead the reader to question his credibility.
He describes his son's rare mathematical background.
Probably a little too late, but "Brenton's poem includes the expected comparisons to the beauty of his wife's hair and mouth, but he goes beyond praising mere physical beauty to create a comparison about her thoughts. Brenton's poem reveals a modern outlook with his inclusion of less expected parts: her eyelashes, brows, and waist. Both Shakespeare and Spenser stick to the usual body parts: hair, eyes, cheeks, and breast. All express their love, but Shakespeare portrays his loved one as a "real" woman, not a perfect woman. Brenton's wife seems more real than Spenser's, who is idealized the most with rich comparisons like gold, rubies, and pearls. Brenton's poem also uses more modern and unexpected comparison: "the waist of an otter," "teeth like the tracks of white mice on the white earth," "shoulders of champagne." His images are more vivid because they are less familiar.
