OLIVER TWIST

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IILARIA ORLANDI

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Main themes

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Trailer

Historical background

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Author

Plot

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Oliver has been an orphan since birth, spending most of his childhood in an orphanage with too many children and too little food.The orphanage is located outside London.One night, after being served his portion of gruel, Oliver asks for a second portion.This is unacceptable, and Oliver is sent to work as a learner by a mortician .Eventually, after being abused, Oliver escapes and heads to London.

PLOT

But he finds himself in the presence of Artful Dodger ( pickpocket ) who tells him to stay at an "old gentleman"'s home (called Fagin) with other guys. Oliver finds out that these guys are trained pickpockets. On a field trip, Oliver sees the boys take a tissue from Mr. Brownlow, an elderly man, who urges Oliver to escape. The old man thinks Oliver is the villain and has him arrested. After finding out more about Oliver, Mr. Brownlow realizes his mistake and offers to take care of Oliver at his home.

Nancy, a prostitute, and Sikes, who are lovers, are sent to pick up Oliver from Mr. Brownlow. They do so successfully and Oliver is sent on a robbery mission with another member of the group to the countryside around London. In this mission, Oliver and the group try to rob The Maylies but he is shot in the arm and then taken by the family and they helped him. While he is there, Fagin and a man named Monks plan to bring him back, but Nancy informs mr. Brownlow of Monks' plans .

Rose Maylie, on a trip to London with her family, meets Mr. Brownlow who has talked to Nancy and she explained to him what Fagin and Monks want to do to bring Oliver back. Unfortunately for Nancy, news of her betrayal reaches Sikes, her boyfriend, and he beats her to death. The Maylies reunite Oliver with Mr. Brownlow, who forces Monks to explain. Oliver is informed that Monks is his half-brother and that Oliver is entitled to a large fortune. He receives his share of the money, Fagin is hanged, and the Maylies, Oliver, and Mr. Brownlow move to the countryside where they spend the rest of their days together.

Charles Dickens was a British Victorian writer and journalist.He is considered one of the most important novelists of all time, as well as one of the most popular. He was born on February 7 1812 in Landport, United Kingdom and he died on June 9 1870 in Gads Hill Place, UK

AUTHOR

Oliver Twist deals with how Victorian England is treated and the effect of the Industrial Revolution.Dickens showed that many people were classicist: treated as poor as criminals. They used children to develop the economy.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Oliver Twist is a 2005 drama film directed by Roman Polanski

TRAILER

CHARACTERS

- First child protagonist of an English novel. - Oliver is an orphan who grew up in a workhouse from 9 to 12 years. - He was raised by criminals - Oliver is a kind, sweet, caring and innocent child

OLIVER TWIST

"The bad guy"

- Leader of a gang boy thieves- Tries to turn Oliver Twist in a thief- kids steal for him

FAGIN

- A robust man in his thirties - Raised under the supervision of Fagin - Highly professional housebreaker and thief - Murder of Nancy

BILL SIKES

NANCY

- Member of Fagin's gang - Seventeen years old - Stands up for Oliver and protects him. - Gets her killed

MR. BROWNLOW

- Takes Oliver home and takes care of him - Help Oliver to free from Fagin's plot- Adopt Oliver eventually

- 17 year old orphan - she is adopted by her aunt, Mrs. Maylie. - Rose takes care of Oliver

ROSE MAYLIE

- Oliver's half-brother - Wants Oliver's inheritance - Vicious

MONKS (EDWARD LEEFORD)

- Likes abusing those below him- Raised Oliver in the workhouse

MR. BUMBLE

Charles Dickens' social novel addresses strong themes like: - The exploit of children in factories - Social injustice- The life condition in the workhouses

MAIN THEMES

- Dickens' novels are full of melodrama and he often uses the irony.- Dickens, in his novels, talks about the problems of the society in which he lives. - The protagonists of his works are usually children.- His novel begins in a negative way and reaches a happy ending.

FEATURES AND STYLE

This book is very important because it talks about strong themes using irony. It makes us understand how even though the evil seems the shortest and easiest way to get to things, in reality, the good always wins.Very beautiful book, i liked it a lot.

PERSONAL OPINION