![]() What made Oliver Twist so powerful for me, was that despite the “cards being stacked against him”, Oliver Twist didn’t give up hope. This is an unspoken taboo and stigma for those who a born in poverty just as Oliver Twist was… If you’re not among the impoverished, society’s natural tendencies is to feel some remorse or pity, but then go along with your day. While reading, Oliver Twist, I couldn’t help but reflect the themes that made Oliver Twist controversial for its time are themes that still pervade in modern society. It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded. The sun, –the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man–burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Set during the Industrial Revolution in London, Charles Dickens narrates the story of Oliver Twist – an innocent boy – who navigates the nightmares of child labor and the crime-lord Fagin – who tries to ensnare Oliver into the world of crime.ĭespite being exploited for child labor, finding himself in the midst of poor treatment at the orphanage, and running away from gang violence, Oliver Twist – with a soft heart and kindness – fights for his life to escape the poverty of being the scum of the earth.Įven when society tells Oliver that his poverty is a crime, something in Oliver shines brighter… ![]() Life is never easy for an orphan with little to his name. ![]()
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