Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial from 1837 to 1839. The story centres on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker.

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2. Charles dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He
enjoyed his early childhood until his family moved to London in
1823, his family didn’t have enough money so at the age of 12
Twelve Charles Dickens had to work with other child workers.
Charles also worked as a Lawyer’s clerk
And a journalist before he became the famous English novelist.
Besides Oliver Twist his best loved work includes:
• A Christmas Carol
• David Copperfield
• Bleak House
• A Tale Of Two Cities
• Great Expectations and Our Mutual Friends.

3. Main Characters:
•Oliver Twist
•Mr. Bumble
•Jack Dawkins (The Artfu Dodger)
•Fagin
•Mr. Brownlow
•Nancy

4. Oliver Twist
Oliver is a young boy, he is an orphan child & without any family.

5. Mr. Bumble
Mr. Bumble very cruel with Oliver and other boys. He works at work house.

6. Jack Dawkins (The Artful Dodger)
Jack Dawkins is a first Person whom which oliver meets while going to London. He was cunning & thief

7. Fagin
Fagin is head of thieves who trains children thief. When he
meets Oliver. He wants Oliver to be a thief.

8. He is a rich and a kind person. He wants to look after Oliver Twist

9. Nancy
She is theif too, she is the lover of Bill Sikes who is a very cruel
person but she is some extent kind to Oliver Twist

10. Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan, Oliver, and his
attempts to
stay good in a society that refuses to help. Oliver is born in
a workhouse, to a mother not known to anyone in the
town.
She dies right after giving birth to him, and he is sent to
the parochial orphanage, where he and the other orphans
are treated terribly and fed very little.

11. When he turns nine, he is sent to the workhouse, where again he
and the others are treated badly and practically starved. The
other boys, unable to stand their hunger any longer, decide to
draw straws to choose who will have to go up and ask for more
food.

12. Oliver loses. On the appointed day, after finishing his
first serving of gruel, he goes up and asks for more. Mr.
Bumble, the beadle, and the board are outraged, and decide
they must get rid of Oliver, apprenticing him to the
parochial undertaker, Mr. Sowerberry. It is not great there
either, and after an attack on his mother’s memory, Oliver
runs away.

13. Oliver walks towards London. When he is close, he is so weak he can barely continue

14. Then The Journey Of Hardships and Difficulties Began…

15. Conclusion (Theme)

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