These mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in strolling to beg sustenance for their infants ("a modest proposal"; paragraph 1) based on the context, the word "sustenance" most likely means

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?

How does the literature of this period influence future generations of american literature? where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?

How does this comparison reinforce what powell is trying to say in this paragraph