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Oliver Twist [Adaptation] by Charles Dickens, Les Martin
3.0
The book – 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens has an quite interesting plot and a timeless appeal. The story revolves around an orphan named Oliver Twist, whose mother died giving birth to him.
The book review deals with the plot, characters, and storytelling of Charles Dickens. It also sheds light on how the author challenges the discrepancies of society in the novel. The story took place in nineteenth-century England during the Industrial Revolution.
Being a social reformer, Charles Dickens shed light on the prevalent social issues. The issues include class differences, exploitation of the poor, and of child labor. The rich remained rich and snobbish, while the poor suffered. Society would determine the fate of the people. There were no scopes for the poor to rise and prosper. They had to stay the way they were as they were looked down upon. The poor remained miserable, yet the rich would keep thriving. The writer also brought focus to a society that was patriarchal, where women were oppressed and in a lot of cases, treated like an object. In the book, the character of the young man, Oliver, represents the struggles in the neglected lives of children who don’t have a family, are orphaned, and are poor in a flawed society.
The writer even brought attention to the sordid lives of the criminals and the criminal practice of the Victorian Era.
I hold the opinion that the main character – Oliver Twist needed more development as he wasn’t very complex and somehow lacked personality. He was portrayed as an innocent, incorruptible person who didn’t give in regardless of the situation he was found in. The other characters such as Fagin, Nancy, Mr. Brownlow, The Maylies, Monks and the, Bill Sykes seemed far more interesting to me than the main character.
Besides, the mild sarcastic tone of the writer about his own characters was noticeable and helped with the rather grim storyline. The workhouse portrayed the hypocrisy of the people in charge. Mr. Brownlow and the Maylies portrayed the goodness in a flawed society. We got an insight on the lives of the criminals, the rich and the poor. Overall, this Oliver Twist novel review maintains that encompassed many genres in an attractive yet serious storyline.
The social novel – ‘Oliver Twist’ was one of Dickens’ early writings where he satirizes the hypocrisies of his time. The story shows how strong of an influence environment can have on a person’s life and how it is possible to overlook and overcome these influences. The writing complimented the storyline even though certain characters lacked depth and full development as this was his second novel in his whole career. From that point on, the author’s writing evolved and became richer later on.
The book review deals with the plot, characters, and storytelling of Charles Dickens. It also sheds light on how the author challenges the discrepancies of society in the novel. The story took place in nineteenth-century England during the Industrial Revolution.
Being a social reformer, Charles Dickens shed light on the prevalent social issues. The issues include class differences, exploitation of the poor, and of child labor. The rich remained rich and snobbish, while the poor suffered. Society would determine the fate of the people. There were no scopes for the poor to rise and prosper. They had to stay the way they were as they were looked down upon. The poor remained miserable, yet the rich would keep thriving. The writer also brought focus to a society that was patriarchal, where women were oppressed and in a lot of cases, treated like an object. In the book, the character of the young man, Oliver, represents the struggles in the neglected lives of children who don’t have a family, are orphaned, and are poor in a flawed society.
The writer even brought attention to the sordid lives of the criminals and the criminal practice of the Victorian Era.
I hold the opinion that the main character – Oliver Twist needed more development as he wasn’t very complex and somehow lacked personality. He was portrayed as an innocent, incorruptible person who didn’t give in regardless of the situation he was found in. The other characters such as Fagin, Nancy, Mr. Brownlow, The Maylies, Monks and the, Bill Sykes seemed far more interesting to me than the main character.
Besides, the mild sarcastic tone of the writer about his own characters was noticeable and helped with the rather grim storyline. The workhouse portrayed the hypocrisy of the people in charge. Mr. Brownlow and the Maylies portrayed the goodness in a flawed society. We got an insight on the lives of the criminals, the rich and the poor. Overall, this Oliver Twist novel review maintains that encompassed many genres in an attractive yet serious storyline.
The social novel – ‘Oliver Twist’ was one of Dickens’ early writings where he satirizes the hypocrisies of his time. The story shows how strong of an influence environment can have on a person’s life and how it is possible to overlook and overcome these influences. The writing complimented the storyline even though certain characters lacked depth and full development as this was his second novel in his whole career. From that point on, the author’s writing evolved and became richer later on.