Thursday, January 10, 2008

"The Deserted Village"

Rocio Ayala - Discussion 1B
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Theme: The Country and The City
Early 18th C
-Commentry on that the great political and economical gains of London were driving the countryside into poverty
-Therefore there are few rich and many poor with the gap becoming greater
-He is trying to get away from the city and go back to the English country
-Claimed that if the country was turned over to globalization, the people would be getting robbed of the essence that exist in their country and instead would just have a little of everywhere

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