Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens | Characters

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Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe explains the main characters in Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist.
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Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan boy in early Victorian England, when the poor were treated like criminals.
After escaping the confines of a workhouse, orphan Oliver is almost immediately ensnared by the devious Fagin. Fagin seeks to employ him and other children as pickpockets. Oliver is aided by several of his well-intentioned victims and ultimately escapes a life of crime when he comes into an inheritance.
His path to fulfillment is rife with topical impediments: the Victorian era was one of class strife and the exploitation of children was far from rare. Nearly thwarted by his enemies, he exhibits the spritely intelligence and resourcefulness typical of Dickens's beloved protagonists and perseveres against the odds.
Oliver Twist was first published in 1837-39. Charles Dickens, a prolific Victorian author, loved a rags to riches story. Perhaps most emblematic of this fixation is the titular hero of Oliver Twist. Rife with quirky villains, saintly saviors, and ingenious urchins, Oliver Twist embodies the timelessly enchanting sagas for which the premier novelist of the Victorian age is known.
The novel Oliver Twist contains many powerful themes, including poverty, as society punishes rather than helps the poor. Virtue versus evil is another important theme, as Oliver’s virtuous heart proves incorruptible and the evildoers are punished. Criminality is also explored, as the poor are often forced into a life of crime. Important symbols include obesity, the countryside, and darkness.
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My Top 10 Oliver Twist Villains
1st Noah Claypole
2nd Mr Bumble
3rd Mr Sowerberry
4th Bill Sikes
5th Fagin
6th Monks
7th Charlotte
8th Toby Crackit
9th Artful Dodger
10th Charley Bates

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Top 12 oliver twist antagonists from ashlee Winter

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Nancy is only fagin gang who is not a villain because she helps Oliver and I ship her with Mr. Brownlow if she’s alive

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1.Artful Dodger
2.Mr Bumble
3.Fagin
4.Toby Crackit
5.Oliver Twist
6.Bill Sikes
7.Nancy
8.Rose
9.Charlotte
10.The Monks

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How come we never found out what happened to the Artful Dodger in Dickens' postscript?

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Great explanations
My favorite one of the story ☺️
And learned lot of things
Thank u for the video

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I noticed that Fagin was called The Jew many times.