Oliver Twist Chapter NotesChapter 1: The novel is set in England. Oliver was born in a workshop; his mother had been brought to the warehouse after being found in the street. As soon as Olivier is born, his mother kisses him and dies. After her death, the drunken doctor notices that she is not married. Oliver Twist is then left alone with the authorities. Chapter 2: The authorities send Oliver to another workshop where a new character is introduced. Mrs. Mann, an elderly woman who is the supervisor of the foster home Oliver was sent to. She is also said to take most of the money for foster children and use it for herself, leaving the children to starve. Oliver spends nine years in a foster family, on his birthday he is beaten and locked in a cellar. The same day, Mr. Bumble, a fat man who beats children, tells Mrs. Mann that Oliver is too old to stay in his nursing home. Mrs. Mann gives Oliver some bread before sending him to the workshop so he doesn't seem too hungry. Once at the new warehouse, Oliver lost a bet and had to ask for more food at dinner. The authorities are offended and decide to offer 5 pounds as a reward to anyone who takes Oliver. Chapter 3: Oliver was punished for asking for more food. by being locked in a dark room for a week. After giving birth, Gambfield offered to take Oliver away from the authorities because he desperately needed money. As Gamfield had a bad history with orphans dying under his ownership, they set the reward at three pounds. Oliver begs not to let the man take him away. Chapter 4: The authorities decide to put Oliver on a ship due to the fact that he would die quite easily at sea, but then Mr. Sowerberry is introduced, he is the maker of the coffin. .... middle of paper ...... in the end he commits suicide by trying to lower himself on a rope. Chapter 51: There is a very confusing section of this chapter dealing with Mr. Leefors' affair and ending with the family fortune. It was understood that if his child was a girl, she would win the fortune, if it was a boy, he would only receive the fortune if he had not committed a crime. Harry also gave up trying to go into politics to marry Rose. Chapter 52: Fagin is in court and ends up guilty and sentenced to death. He spends a few days going crazy in prison, counting the days until he dies. Oliver and Mr. Brownlow visit him on his last day alive. Chapter: 53 The author packages everything so that it looks nice and pretty. Noah is freed; Mr. Brownlow divides the property between Monks and Oliver. But he still ends up dying in prison. Mr. Brownlow accepts Oliver as his own son.