Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist is novel written by famous Victorian novelist Charles Dickens who born in England .In this novel Dickens focus on dark side of Victorian era and evil of industrialization in England this novel presented the reality of that era and presented dark side of those who living life in Work house during industrial revolution in England .

Crime, corruption, immorality, social Issues, politics, starvation poverty, vanity, greediness’, murder ,and anti social activist etc.

The first few chapters of Oliver Twist are very strong protest against the Work House life that virtually dehumanized human beings.

It was under queen Elizabeth 1 that laws were made to provide relief those poor people who could not support them selves .the sick the lame ,and the blind were relieved and then apprenticed to trend .

The vagabonds were sent to the house of correction the theory behind this arrangement was to provide work to the able bodies poor and to offer relief to the disabled special buildings were set up to provide work to the poor people under supervision these buildings were known as Work House .

By an act passed in 1722 the poor could be capable to live and the work in these buildings order to be eligible and in other words either a poor man lived in the work House .

Dickens described the life of poor worker who work in factory as chimney swipper, and all who working together such as children young ,old ,girls ,etc. all are suffering from same problems of poverty and struggle for stable life .and become victim of industrial evils. for fulfil their basic needs they doing some criminal activities and misguided by an Anti social elements who leading them to leading in criminal world .

Oliver is a child protagonist of this novel .other characters Fagin, Nancy, Bill sikes. Are well portrayed by Dickens .so In short this Novel throwing some light in dark side of England .