3. Charles Dickens
• He was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, England.
• His infancy happened in London and Kent, places described
frequently in his works.
• He learned stenography and the life managed to be gained with
what he was writing.
• He published by deliveries almost all his works.
• He died on June 9, 1870 and was buried in the Westminster abbey.
4. About Oliver Twist
• Oliver Twist was published between the years
1837 and 1838.
• His argument is the terrible and melodramatic
history of a boy.
• There is a break with all the novels previous to
this one.
• The environment remains reflected at all time.
• The intention of the author is to show us the
importance of a society with a different cultural
shadow.
5. Characters
• Main characters
– Oliver Twist
– Mr. Bumble
– Mr. Brownlow
– Fagin
– Bill Sikes
– Nancy
– Monks
• Secondary characters
– Mr. Sowerberry
– Rose Maylie
– Edward Leeford
– Noah Claypole
– Charlotte
– Jack Dawkin
– Charley Bates
– Agnes Fleming
6. Plot
• He is an orphan and he lived in a residence for orphan
kids. Here he did his famous action asking for more food.
That made that the director wanted to give him to a
family. He is took by an undertaker but after a fight
against an employer he decided to go away to London.
In London he met Dodger and he introduced him to a
kids robbers gang. The master of the gang is an old
Jewish called Fagin. During this part he lived the
delincuency, bad live …
7. • During a robbery, an old gentelman called Mr. Brownlow,
takes him to his house. He is decided to look after Oliver.
But a very dangerous criminal associated with the gang,
Bill Sikes takes him again to the gang. The gentlemen
announced the kidnaping and the city is looking for
Sikes. After some adventures looking for Oliver, the final
scenes of the novel are the scaping of Sikes and Oliver.
Accidentally and in front of a large number of people,
Sikes is hanged himself liberating Oliver. Fagin is also
hunged because of all his crimes. After that Oliver
returns with the gentlemen, who is his new family.
8. Time & place
• Time
– The play takes place in
the mid-eighteenth
century until the end of
the nineteenth century.
• Place
– In the beginning, the
play takes place in the
field and later in the
city of London.
