Oliver Twist Analysis
The type of the book, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is most likely to be a 1st levelmystery. It is a mystery because the story is looking for Oliver’s lost past and recover a large
inheritance of money that was lost nine years ago. The book can also be considered as a 1st
level adventure story because Oliver goes through many hardships in his childhood up until he
gets to London and meets new friends, but also meets new enemies. At London, he finds his only
family members and he learns about his past. This book is a mystery and adventure story.
THE PLOT: OPENING SITUATION, PROBLEM, & RESOLUTION
The opening situation of the book starts off with a lady running away and coming across
a small cottage. The lady laid a baby boy, but she dies because she was ill. The boy is named by
Mr. Bumble, who owns an orphanage. Mr. Bumble names him Oliver Twist. Oliver had to move
to another house because he is nine years old. Instead of living a life of misery he runs away to
London and finds a gang of thieves. The story continues on after this. Oliver searches for any
trace of his past or any family members of his that are still alive.
There are many problems in this book. The first problem is that Oliver is p
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Oliver Twist
This books name is ‘Oliver Twist’ and is written by the famous author, ‘Charles Dickens.’ This book is certainly a classic… and is one of the most fantastic reads. Its basic theme is about a boy called ‘Oliver Twist.’Dickens, Charles (1812–1870), an English author, was born in Portsmouth, and is one of the world’s most popular, prolific, and skilled novelists.
The son of a naval clerk, Dickens spent his early childhood in London and in Chatham. When he was 12 his father was imprisoned for debt, and Charles was compelled to work in a blacking warehouse. He never forgot this double humiliation. At 17 he was a court stenographer, and later he was an expert parliamentary reporter for the Morning Chronicle. His sketches, mostly of London life, began appearing in periodicals in 1833 and the collection Sketches by Boz (1836) was a success.
Soon Dickens was commissioned to write burlesque sporting sketches; the result was The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1836–37), which promptly made Dickens and his characters, especially Sam Weller and Mr. Pickwick, famous. In 1836 he married Catherine Hogarth, who was to bear him 10 children; the marriage, however, was never happy. Dickens had a tender regard
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Oliver Twist-Review
The book written by Charles Dickens and of which highlighted the success of his career, is one that was titled, simply, Oliver Twist, which is the name of the main character in this pre-19th century novel. Oliver Twist enters the book as soon as he is given birth by his Mother in a childs workhouse, owned by a board of men. Unfortunately soon after Oliver's arrival, his Mother, who had been through excrutiating pain without the aid of a doctor, died. Little did Oliver know this was just the beginning of the tragedy to occurr in his life. For it was easy to predict what would happen to him, afterall he was just "a parish child--the orphan of a workhouse--the humble, half-starved drudge--to be cuffed and buffeted through the world--despised by all, and pitied by none." Yet although we may already have our own assumption of this boy only of which has been influenced by what Charles Dickens has said, he, yet being very weak builds his courage throughout the book.
Oliver's courage and character begins to show on a certain chapter, of which is not one of the most interesting, but certainly one of the most memorable, and whether or
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Oliver Twist
An Analysis And Interpretation Of Oliver TwistCharles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist, in 1883, to show the reader things as they really are. He felt that the novel should be a message of social reform. One of its purposes was to promote reform of the abuses in workhouses. In no way does Dickens create a dream world. His imagination puts together a bad place during a bad time; an English workhouse just after the Poor Law Act of 1834 (Scott-Kilvert, 48).
In the first chapter of Oliver Twist, Dickens moves from comedy to pathos and from pathos to satire. He takes us from the drunken old woman to the dying mother to the hardened doctor. Such rapid switches help in all the later novels to hold together disparate effects, to provide variety and unity, and to give that double opportunity for comedy and pathos that Dickens admired in stage melodrama (Scott-Kilvert, 47). In this first chapter, Dickens also captures life and death in a single sentence, "Let me see the child, and die." (Dickens, 2). This sums up the mother's will to see the newborn baby, and takes a short stride from birth to death.
Dickens seems to create his characters to open the reader's eye's to the true characteristics of their nature. One of his subjects are con
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The opens in a workhouse north of London where Oliver is born to Agnes, an unwed mother, who dies soon after his birth. The infant is sent to a branch workhouse to be looked after by Mrs. Mann who pockets a major portion of the stipends allotted to the orphans. When Oliver is nine years old, he is taken back to the workhouse to learn the business of picking oakum. Like other children, he finds life in the workhouse miserable. Most of the time they are ill-treated and sent to bed hungry. One day when Oliver asks for more food, he is beaten up and confined to a solitary cell. Later, he is sold to Mr. Sowerberry, an undertaker, who makes him his apprentice. He is trained to be a mute at children's funerals. Though Mr. Sowerberry likes him, Mrs. Sowerberry and her loyal servant, Noah Claypole, make his life miserable. One day, after he hits Noah for taunting him and insulting his mother, Oliver is beaten up and confined to a dark room. Early the next morning, he makes his escape to London. The first chapter of Oliver's life thus comes to an end. On the way to London, Oliver meets a young man named John Dawkins who gives him food and promises to provide him shelter. Dawkins, also known as Artful Dodger, introduces him to the underworld by taking him to the house of Fagin. Unaware of the nature of the underworld, Oliver lives in the midst of criminals enjoying himself more than ever before. However, the day he goes out with Dodger and Bates and watches them pocketing the purse of a gentleman, his suspicions are aroused. He feels revolted and tries to run away from the scene. Unfortunately, the gentleman seeing him running away from the scene, suspects him of being the thief. As Dodger and Bates make their escape, Oliver is led to the office of the magistrate. He is almost charged for the theft, when the bookseller, who was a witness to the crime, enters the scene and declares him innocent. Unable to withstand the strain anymore, Oliver faints. Mr. Brownlow takes pity on the boy and carries him to his home in Pentonville. In the peaceful atmosphere of the house, Oliver recovers. Both Mrs. Bedwin and Brownlow shower him with affection. When Oliver regains his strength, Mr. Brownlow sends him on an errand to the bookstall. As he walks down the street, he is captured by Nancy and Sikes who lead him towards Fagin's den. Fagin and his associates try to tempt him towards criminal activities but the boy remains unmoved, displaying an inner strength and confidence. One evening, he is sent to accompany Bill Sikes on a secret mission. Oliver is forced to help Bill Sikes and Toby Crackit break into a house to rob it of its valuables. Unmindful of his protests, they push the boy in the through the window and order him to open the door. The boy takes the opportunity to alert the residents of the house but before he can summon courage, a servant of the house shoots at him. Sikes leaves him wounded in a ditch but Oliver's instinct for survival makes him walk towards the house and seek help. Though he is identified by the servant as an accomplice in the robbery, Mrs. Maylie and Rose take him in and nurse him back to strength. They believe his words and allow to stay with them. Rose and Mrs. Maylie shower him with motherly affection, which he has missed in his childhood. They provide him the much needed security and love he had craved all along. Striking a bond of friendship with them he becomes their companion in joy as well as in grief. With their help he is reunited with Mr. Brownlow. His benefactor catches hold of the man who is partly responsible for Oliver's plight. Through Monks, Mr. Brownlow discovers the identity of Oliver and learns about his share in the property of his father. Oliver, thus, regains his rightful place in society. He goes back to live in a town similar to the one in which he was born.Oliver Twist centers on both a social and a personal theme. The social theme states that for every orphan who is rescued and encoud to establish his identity in the world, there are many other orphans who are discarded to suffer and die a miserable death. Oliver is one of the orphans who has the strength to fight against his oppressors and is lucky to find a benefactor like Mr. Brownlow who helps the boy to assert his right as an individual. On a personal level, the theme of Oliver Twist is the struggle of an individual in a harsh world for his survival. Oliver finds himself helpless as he is oppressed by his superiors in the workhouse and corrupted by Fagin and his criminal associates. However, his innate goodness and instinct for survival help him to remain uncorrupted and he emerges stronger after his trial
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