Here i am sharing my presentation on Oliver Twist as a unnatural child hero of the novel "Oliver Twist"

1. Prepared by : kruapali k Lewde
M.A Sem :- 2
Subject :- paper :-6
Victorian Literature
Topic of presentation :- Oliver Twist as an unnatural
child Hero

3.  Oliver twist’s mother dies after the birth of her child in
work house.
 Doctor notices that she was not wearing a wedding
ring.
 The infant’s father is unknown , and the orphan is
placed in private juvenile.
 Oliver is brought up at a “child farm” in his country
until he is about eight years old.

4. When Oliver is born, the narrator tells us that….he could be
anybody.
“the child of nobleman or a begger”
There is constant struggle in the novel between the
imposed and exterior identity that the parish authorities
want to press on him.
 Mr. Bumble chooses the name “Oliver twist”.
His name is assigned by the outside source.

5. Parish official running
the child farm decide to
send him back to house
for working.
At workhouse he
commits the
unpardonable attempt of
asking for more food .
He was punished and
parish decides to send
him with coffin-maker

6. At the coffin-maker’s shop he isn’t treated much
better than he was at the workhouse. After being
abused Oliver decides to set out for London foot.
Here he meet with odd-looking
young man named Artful Dodger.
Dodger who gave him place to stay.

7.  Old gentleman Fagin, trains kid to be pickpocekts, oliver sees the
pair steals the pocket handkerchief out of old man’s poket.
 Brownlow takes Oliver home and cares for him until he is well, but
fagin and others are worried that Oliver will rate them out of
police.
 The little boy becomes victim of criminal. Fagin keeps oliver shut
up in a dreary old house for weeks
How long can nine years old child hold out ?

8.  How does Oliver escape from corruption ?
 Oliver raised in corrupt society, his purity and
virtue are absolute. He just make his virtue
shiner.
 Whenever he is abused and manipulated, oliver
does not become angry.
 Oliver is the hero of the novel, but he is also a
child and child can’t always act for himself.

9.  Oliver’s harsh and repressive upbringing have
made him yielding and wanting place.
 Environment in which he is raised makes him
unnatural child.
 Oliver’s maturity is very high, he understands
the situation because his maturity is difference
from other child.