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Essay / Oliver Twist - 744
An orphan named Oliver Twist is forced into theft, but with the help of kind friends, he escapes to a better future. Oliver Twist, another famous book by Charles Dickens, depicts a young boy named Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse, raised on a petting farm, and returning to the workhouse. There he almost starves, but then he is brought to Mr. Sowerberry; but he escapes because he is mistreated and heads to London, where he meets Fagin. Fagin gives him shelter and food, but he also teaches Oliver how to fly. When other people see Oliver running, they think he's a thief and take him to jail. Mr. Brownlow and Mrs. Bedwin notice that Oliver is not that kind of person and house him kindly. When Oliver finally comes out with books and expensive clothes, Fagin takes him back, afraid he will tell. Sikes, a burglary partner with Fagin, forces Oliver to go help them rob, but the owner of the house shoots Oliver in the arm. Sikes runs away without him, so Oliver returns to the house and, surprisingly, the owners of that house, Rose Maylie, her family, and others, treat him kindly because he did it against his will. With his new clients, he meets again Mr. Brownlow, who had formed a bad opinion of Oliver after his abrupt departure. Later, Nancy, who works for Fagin, meets Rose and tells them what she knows about Oliver's past. Later, she is killed by Sikes for telling them, and he is haunted by this murder. The dialect and different character types make Oliver Twist overall more interesting and striking to read. Charles Dickens uses dialect to separate thieves and illiterates from educated and wealthy people. Most of the story has inappropriate dialect or slang because the thieves and...... middle of paper ...... at the beginning because he compliments Oliver on his sharpness, after taking over Oliver, he always acts like Oliver doesn't know anything about their affairs after torturing him, and at the end, when he's in prison, he tells Oliver his little secret because he still loves Oliver, "The papers... are in a canvas bag, in a hole a little way up the chimney in the upper room (p. 414, para. 9).I give this book 9 out of 10 because it is strangely interesting, but I have. had difficulty understanding what certain sentences meant Rose is Oliver's aunt; while after Sikes kills Nancy, he commits suicide because he secretly loves her; wouldn't exist without the dialect and different character types The two years that this story takes place in Oliver's life are perhaps the most exciting times of his entire life...