Literary Review of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Literary Review of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The story of an orphan boy without the “easy life” dares to take on the world in his many journeys, and countless adventures. He goes from the lowest part of London, to a part that he never knew existed. He makes many friends and a few enemies. No one can turn down his sensitive, helpless looks and you end up caring about him whether you want to or not. Mr. Bumble is a rat man, is always picking on people, and is very fond of bullying others. He likes to be in charge. Halfway through the book, Bumble changes. When he marries Mrs.Corney, he loses authority. Then she makes all the decisions. Jack Dawkins, known as the artful dodger, is a charming rogue. Fagin's best pupil. He is a dirty, wild, hyper boy. Dickens makes Dodger look more appealing by describing his outrageous clothes and untamed manners. Fagin is a master criminal, whose specialty is selling stolen property. He employs a gang of thieves and is always looking for new recruits. He is a man of high intelligence, although does not use it enough.
Mr. Brownlow is a generous man, concerned for other people. A very respectable looking person with a heart large enough for any six ordinary men. Bill Sikes is a bully, a robber and a murderer. He is an ally of Fagin. Fagin plans the crimes and Sikes carries them out Monks, also known as Edward Leeford, is Oliver's half brother. He wants to destroy Olivers chance of inheriting their fathers estate. Nancy is the pupil of Fagin, and the abused mistress of Sikes. Although she is a prostitute and an accomplice of crooks, she has the instincts of a good person. Rose Maylie is very different from Nancey on the surface. Both were orphans, but Rose grew up with more family values. She is sympathetic to Oliver, but unlike Nancy, Rose is does not know of all the evils of the world. Oliver Twist, a loving, innocent orphan child; the son of Edwin Leeford and Agnes Fleming. He is generally quiet and shy rather than aggressive. Oliver's kind nature earns him the pity and love of the good people he meets.
Dicken's choice of Oliver's name tells a lot, because the boy's story is full of "twists" and turns. Dickens uses his skills at creating to make Oliver a...