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Olive Twist

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1.introduction

About The Author

Charles Dickens（1812-1870）is a 19th century British literature, the main representative of realism。He is humorous and witty. Character- portrayal is the most distinguishing feature of his works. Among a vast range of various characters, marked out by some peculiarity in physical traits, speech or manner, are both types and individuals. His novels offer a most complete and realistic picture of the English bourgeois society of his age. His major article as follows: , , ,< Hard Time>and About The Story

Oliver himself is born in a workhouse and treated cruelly there as was the norm

at the time for pauper children, in particular by Bumble, a parish council official or eadle The story follows Oliver as he escapes the workhouse and runs away to London. Here he receives an education in villainy from the criminal gang of Fagin that includes the brutal thief Bill Sikes, the famous artful Dodger and Nancy, Bill whore. Oliver is rescued by the intervention of a benefactor - Mr Brownlow - but the mysterious Monks gets the gang to kidnap the boy again. Nancy intervenes but is murdered viciously by Sikes after she has showed some redeeming qualities and has discovered Monk sinister intention. The story closes happily and with justice for Bumble and the cruel Monks who has hidden the truth of Oliver parentage out of malice.

About The background

Social background

the 19 th century is the golden age of children's literature development in Europe, this

A chance is arriving that accompanied with the capitalist system and

strengthening. Along with The depth of the European enlightenment materialistic thought and the spread of science and technology , people's scientific concept of humanity quality and continues are improving. Thy pay more attention to teach children and began to admit that children is the crowd who with independent personality, not the narrowing of the adults or shadow.

Personal background

Dickens himself was once a poor children. He had a chance to see and access to touch the true real life of same fate children like himself , this is basic element for him to create a series of Children suffering novel. We can say that the creation of children in dickens' novel has the characters has the exquisite description and real behavior hold is due to his childhood of truth experience.

2.Plot characters conflicts theme

Oliver’s Kindness

His Kindness to the Poor

In the life of his working in the coffin shop, he expressed sympathy to the poor who were more misfortune than him. For example,” A man and an old woman stood near the body, Oliver was afraid to kook at them.” why did Oliver don’t want to see them? That’s becaus e he was too kind to have the heart to the poor. Even though he knew himself also was a poor boy, that’s not the reason that he didn’t care about the other poor, but why did he do like that? He couldn’t offer them money, after all, he was poor too, and he also couldn’t give them encouragement. Because they didn’t need that, so all he could do was feeling sorry to them,:” so how did you like it, Oliver?’ asked so we were later, as they walked home.’ not very much, sir’ Oliver answered truthfully. Oliver wondered how long that would take, and remains silent all the way back to the shop, thinking about everything that he had seen and heard.

His Kindness to the Thieves

Fagin was deceitful, he didn’t believe in anybody.he even knocked them both down the stairs and sent them to bed with no dinner, because they had returned with nothing .he also treat bad to Oliver when Oliver was caught to Fagin’s house again,