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Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist is a book I read for my course this semester. I really liked it and will definitely be picking it up once more this year. The points that really hold me to it are as follows:
1. Dickens has realistically portrayed the realities of London during a time when the gap between the rich and the poor was growing day by day.
2. It also marked the ongoing Industrial Revolution and as such depicted the effects among the middle class.
3. The themes of poverty, class, charity etc. were also explored in a descriptive manner. The plight of the orphans in the baby farms and subsequently in the workhouses was really sad but enlightening. Friendship and kindness are also two very important themes we see in the novel.
4. The author has also created some very interesting characters involved in various occupations, and through them, shed light on the conditions of these different people as well. Overall, the cast is a full-on funny and humorous collection of various people who represent the follies of the age. Oliver Twist abounds in all varieties of humor, farcical situation, verbal twist and mannerism of speech and above all, the sympathetic laughter that acts as a buffer in highlighting these characters.
5. The plot is well created and the twists and turns all arrive at interesting points and give a good reading experience to the reader.
I rate Oliver Twist a solid 4/5 stars. I also definitely recommend everyone to read this Victorian social novel as it’s quite funny, and moreover, described the nitty-gritty underbelly of London’s crimes.
1. Dickens has realistically portrayed the realities of London during a time when the gap between the rich and the poor was growing day by day.
2. It also marked the ongoing Industrial Revolution and as such depicted the effects among the middle class.
3. The themes of poverty, class, charity etc. were also explored in a descriptive manner. The plight of the orphans in the baby farms and subsequently in the workhouses was really sad but enlightening. Friendship and kindness are also two very important themes we see in the novel.
4. The author has also created some very interesting characters involved in various occupations, and through them, shed light on the conditions of these different people as well. Overall, the cast is a full-on funny and humorous collection of various people who represent the follies of the age. Oliver Twist abounds in all varieties of humor, farcical situation, verbal twist and mannerism of speech and above all, the sympathetic laughter that acts as a buffer in highlighting these characters.
5. The plot is well created and the twists and turns all arrive at interesting points and give a good reading experience to the reader.
I rate Oliver Twist a solid 4/5 stars. I also definitely recommend everyone to read this Victorian social novel as it’s quite funny, and moreover, described the nitty-gritty underbelly of London’s crimes.