Do you believe that the plot, which opposes innocence and corruption, good and bad characters, middle-class and underclass cultures as well as country and city settings, helps to form Oliver and provides the reader with a clear vision of Dickens's world?
Oliver Twist was written during the 19th century and a lot of things happened on this time. Perhaps, some authors needed to express themselves about the society of the time, the difference between different social class and this is what did Dickens in this work. As you say, he mixed things to create an opposition of everything to show how much was the inequalities.
ReplyDeleteSo finally, i would say that yes, i believe that the plot provides the reader with a clear vision of Dicken's world and generally, the English society of the 19th century.
"happened at that time......social classes and this is what Dickens did in his works..to oppose.... to show the different types of..."
ReplyDeleteDo you think that Oliver's experience made him stronger and better?
ReplyDeleteIn the entire book, we can see that Oliver went through a lot of difficult things. We could wonder if those difficulties made him stronger and better.
First we can say that the experiences he lived were very different. When he was with Fagin, food and friends came from the sky even if he was surprised by the way they had that money. This experience made him stronger and better after that adventure he realized that he was a good boy, not a criminal.
Then he met Mr Brownlow who gave him hope, trust and love, feelings that he didn't know given that he was treated badly. After, when Fagin and Nancy's killer used Oliver to steal from Rose's family he lived the scariest experience in the story moreover he was hurt and threatened of death. But thanks to his father of adoption Mr Brownlow and finally knew a member of his family, Rose. So, I think we could easily say that those experiences bad or good (because he lived both of them) made him stronger and better. He will never see a poor child in the streets of London with bad eyes. He will always remember what he lived : slums, cold, hungry, sadness and violence. And maybe he'll have a lot of children who will have a good life, the one that Oliver had always dreamt of when he was a little boy : with parents, money and love.
Do you think that Oliver's experience made him stronger and better ?
ReplyDeleteOliver is a boy who did not have an easy life.
When he was 9, he spoke up for what he wanted and his famous quote "Please sir, i want some more" makes him different from the others. Nevertheless, even if he was young, he defended his mother and this is the reason why we fought against Noah and ran away from the undertaker: only a couragious and strong person could walk for a week to achieve his goal without any food or drink. Fortunately, he did it and this is an important point of his experience. His life in London, the fact that he was alone in a world that he did not know could be frightening for some kids but he remained calm and this is a sign of power.
Moreover, seeing the difference between a good world with Mr Brownlow for instance and a bad one with the Jew Fagin could be hard for an orphan but Oliver saw that and finally ended up a better teenager. So it seems clear that all of Oliver Twist's life is mixed with bad periods and good periods and that why we appreciate the point of view of Dickens.
Therefore, I would say that knowing Mr Brownlow, Rose (his aunt) and the truth about his parents is an important point in his life and of course, yes, that made him stronger and better.
I agree with you Tasyana, and I would like to add something else : We can see that Dickens opposes 'innocence and corruption' with Oliver and Fagin for exemple because Oliver is a child and Fagin teach him to steal. Dickens represents 'good and bad caracters' with Nancy who help Oliver, and Sikes who want to kill him. Mr Brownlow is included in 'middle-class' because he has good maners, and Fagin in 'under-class' because he needs to steal for survive. Well, as Tasyana said, with 'Oliver Twist' the reader is informed about Dickens's world and the English society of the 19th century.
ReplyDelete"why he fought with Noah......courageous" "Fagin teaches him......Nancy who helps.......Sikes who wants...to survive.... good manners.... in the 19th."
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