OLIVER TWIST

PRESENTATION
The work tells us about a boy named Oliver Twist, as he had the...
unhappiness that at birth his mother died, the boy was left orphaned and from there
Oliver's suffering begins because everyone treated him badly, it narrates to us
about everything Oliver went through since his birth, everything he suffered in
the course of his life all the circumstances that Oliver went through since a
young age. But Oliver despite everything never gave up, he always kept going.
forward despite so many failures, until one day she finally knew about her
mother and of her past and from there Oliver knew it was happiness.

BIOGRAPHY
Charles John Huffam Dickens was a famous English novelist, one of the most
well-known figures in universal literature, and the main one of the Victorian era. It was
master of the narrative genre. His work is notable for its descriptions of
people and places, both real and imaginary.
Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in the Landport district,
belonging to the city of Portsmouth, son of John Dickens (1786–1851)
clerk of the Navy's Payroll Office at the port arsenal
Portsmouth, and his wife Elizabeth Barrow (1789–1863). In 1814, the
the family moved to London, Somerset House, at number ten Norfolk
Street. When the future writer was five years old, the family moved.
in Chatham, Kent. His mother was middle class and his father always
he was dragging debts due to his excessive tendency to squander.

WORKS AUTHOR
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1836–1837).
Oliver Twist (1837–1839).
Nicholas Nickleby (1838–1839).
The Antiques Shop (1840–1841).
Barnaby Rudge
A Christmas Carol (1843) (also known as Song of
Christmas or A Christmas Carol.
Martin Chuzzlewit
Dombey and Son (1846–1848).
David Copperfield (1849–1850).
Desolate House (1852–1853).
Hard Times (1854).
Little Dorrit (1855–1857).
A Tale of Two Cities (1859).
Great Expectations (1860–1861).
Our Mutual Friend (1864–1865).
The Watchman (1866).

ARGUMENT
Oliver is a little boy who does not want to live with Queen Madam Mann, the gentleman
Sowerberry. He is an orphan boy who only has a silk handkerchief from his
mother. We observe how Dickens clearly and openly distinguishes the
spaces of the countryside and the city; and how they populate it with a series of
characters in harmony with the symbolism of one environment and the other. In this way,
while the countryside represents joy, happiness, well-being; the
city, London, symbolizes everything opposite: crime, dirt, the
poverty, prostitution, crime, or marginalization among other topics.
Oliver escapes from the camp, and more specifically from his last job as
funeral assistant, to march toward the city from which he has
heard wonders. But what Dickens does is throw the boy into the
underworld. Dickens openly criticizes the composition of the city
and all its elements but introduces its main character in this
world.
Oliver Twist, along with the rest of the boys from the orphanage, are dying.
hungry and decide to play to see who will request more food. Oliver is the
chosen. At the dinner that night, after his normal portion, Oliver
He goes to the orphanage director and asks for more food. Stricken with being
problematic by Mr. Bumble, the caretaker, and by the director, Oliver is offered
as an apprentice to anyone who wants to hire him. After being sentenced to
cleaning chimneys, Oliver becomes an apprentice to the grave digger
Sowerberry. But Oliver gets into a fight with one of the grave digger's boys, and
decide to escape and go to London. On the outskirts of the city, tired and
hungry, Oliver meets Jack Dawkins, who offers him a place where
staying in London. Full of innocence, Oliver finds himself immersed in the
the underworld of London and ignoring its real tasks, is located
in the midst of a gang of pickpocket boys led by the evil Fagin.
Regarding the characters that populate one environment or another, it is worth noting.
highlight that in the field, an idyllic place, there lives so to speak, the class
wealthy or well-off in Victorian England. In this way,
we meet characters such as the Maylies, Mr. Giles, or the doctor.
While Dickens leaves the city in the hands of characters like Fagin and
his gang of criminals.
London is described as a succession of labyrinthine streets and alleyways,
patios through which Oliver is dragged, and in which he perceives the poverty, the
dirt or crime. In some passages, London resembles a
gothic city that reminds us of Poe's tales. And within that city
we find the female character of Nancy, who is part of the
Women of the Victorian era earn a living on the street. Helps Fagin.
to rescue Oliver, although the precarious situation of the orphanages or of
the English parishes of the time. Likewise, crime and the
marginality of London largely fostered by immigration from
field to the city. It is also important to highlight the role of the judicial system, which does not
doubt in severely punishing a poor boy. But despite everything, in the end
imposes sanity. "Oliver Twist" is the story of a struggle to progress in
life. The adventures of a poor orphan in Victorian England. His
longing to find a place in society. A place that by right belongs to him.
it corresponds, but has been taken from him since birth.

STRUCTURE
Start:
It begins with the birth of Oliver and his adventures that take place in the orphanage.
where he is raised by Mrs. Mann and then becomes the assistant of the gentleman
Sowerberry has an argument with another assistant named Noe and
the root of this brawl escapes to London.
Knot:
Oliver naively falls into the hands of the delinquent leader, the Jew.
Fagin forces him to steal, but he does not want to succumb to such low acts.
In one of those, it escapes and falls into Mr. Brunlow's house. Then they return it.
to capture, and it is where Sikes plans to rob a house and they are discovered and
Oliver is shot.
Outcome:
Oliver proves his innocence. A series of events occur. He lives.
happily with Mrs. Maylie, finds Brunlow. Thanks to Nancy everything.
it is discovered. The thieves receive the punishment they deserve. Rosa turns out to be
his aunt. Shortly after, he is given a fortune that his mother left behind and
He lives very happily in his new home. He is adopted by Brunlow.

CHARACTERS
Oliver Twist (Protagonist of the story)
Fagin (An old Jewish man who leads a gang of thieves)
Bill Sikes (Thief in the service of Fagin since childhood)
Jack Dawkins, 'Artful Dodger' (child thief in the service of Fagin and his
favorite
Nancy (Thief in Fagin's service)
Charley Bates (Thief boy in the service of Fagin and friend of Dodger)
Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver after he is unjustly accused of
to steal from him/her
Mr. Bumble (Is in charge of guarding Oliver at the beginning of the book)
Noah Claypole (boy taken in by Mr. Sowerberry)
Rose Maylie (orphan raised by Mrs. Maylie)
Agnes Fleming (Oliver's Mother)

PLACE
The beginning of the novel takes place in the countryside where poverty is abundant,
but then it is shown in the city (London), where everything unfolds
the rest of the story there is a lot of poverty and crime.
England (the asylum and Pentonville).

MESSAGE
That love and human generosity are born with us, some it
some conserve and others do not.

ANOTHER ARGUMENT (SHORTER)

Argument:
It is the terrible story of an unknown boy who is a victim of the
educational systems and deceptions of the society of their country. Their life is
loaded with drama and misfortune as in the first part she spends it
A kind of hospice and work center for the homeless. Then it moves on to
to form, by deception, part of a gang of thieves organized by the
poor neighborhoods of the London city, whose leader is an old Jew who
The only thing he pursues is his own benefit without dusk.
Oliver, pursued by his bad luck, is caught in the middle of a robbery without having the ...
absolute fault of the same, and is prosecuted by the complaint of the elderly person to whom
supposedly steals. Anyway, it's not so much his misfortune when the
an old man tries to pull the boy out of the vice and misery in which he finds himself.
immersed and the vestiges of a good ending can be observed. The conclusion
is happy, always full of intrigue and waiting for the unexpected to happen,
when it is discovered that Oliver is the closest relative to the elderly man whose
fortune will finally inherit.