My Modest Proposal

Ally Kandlbinder

British Literature

Mrs. Morris

An Adequate Suggestion

It is truly horrific to not be able to enjoy life and feel content because of the backward evolution of society. So many young teenage adolescents struggle with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and other mental disorders because they constantly feel like they are not good enough and put under intense pressure by the standards set in today’s world. The people of this earth, or at least the majority, are constantly trashing the earth at their own convenience. It is a burden to constantly have the feeling of being judged by society. The society we live in today tells us what to wear, how to act, how to get a guy (if we’re fine with throwing our morals out of the window), and who to be. The check-out lines at your local drug stores are lined with magazines that exploit young men and woman and tell you things like “how to win over a man”, “how to have the best sex life”, and “how to lose weight FAST”. It is a tragedy to make someone else feel like they are a tragedy. Nobody is a tragedy. We should be able to do what makes us happy without having to worry about the constant fear of rejection form others. If someone wants to be a certain size they should be able to without society telling them they aren’t the ideal size or thin enough. If someone is content the amount of money and materialistic things they have they should be able to without society telling them otherwise.

In order to establish a new ground and “start over” I have decided to propose that we have our eyes removed. Without our sight, we will not be able to see the person society is trying to shape us to be. We will not be able to see the advertisements that are constantly thrown in our faces about our bodies and materialistic objects. Yes, we may not be able to drive, comfortably walk, read, etc. but our government can work out all of those problems since they are so good at fixing problems and not creating them. We can...