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Investigate Oliver Goldsmith's writing purpose through The Chan`s great Continent

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The research paper is aimed at investigating The Citizen of the World through The Chan`s great Continent to show why the author invented such a China in the novel. The Citizen of the World was written by a famous British writer, Oliver Goldsmith. The paper will meanly analyses The Citizen of the World by inquiring into Oliver Goldsmith's living historical background, his writing purpose and some details in the novel. Although through the context, the reader may find that Goldsmith was one of the adherents of “China fever” in the 18th century. His real aim, however, is to make a mockery of the wealth gap, social turmoil and darkness in 18thcentury Britain by boasting the China fever.

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