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Oliver Twist

'Oliver Twist' is second novel of Charles Dickens published in 1838. It is story of one orphan boy's journey. It's another name is Parish boy's progress.

Oliver was born in a workhouse at unknown town. His mother dies after giving birth to him. Oliver sent to orphanage where he treated badly. At age of nine he sent to the workhouse and again treated very badly and starved. Hungry unhappy boys decided to draw straws to choose who will ask for more food and Oliver selected. He asks Mr Bumble for more food. Furiously Bumble gets rid of him and send him to the undertaker named Mr. Sowerberry.

Oliver runs away from there. In his journey towards London he meets another boy named Jack Dawkins, an artful dodger. He says Oliver that he will come with him to a place where a gentleman will give him food and place. Dodger takes Oliver to an apartment where he meets Fagin who was not actually gentleman but was criminal. Oliver learns that Fagin's all boys are pickpockets and thieves.

One day Oliver wrongfully accused for the crime of stealing an old gentleman's handkerchief. He is arrested but bookseller comes and says Oliver did not do it. Gentleman Mr. Brownlow feels bad and takes Oliver with him. Oliver was happy but Fagin was not to have lost Oliver. One day Nancy, a prostitute and one of Fagin's gang, finds Oliver and kidnaps him and takes back to Fagin.

On one night Oliver forced to go on a house breaking with intimidating Bill Sikes. At gun point Oliver enters but one of the servants shots him. Sikes and his partner escapes but Oliver treated nicely by owner of the house Mrs. Maylie and niece Rose. They protects Oliver and nurses him back to health. Oliver always remains good hearted boy even after treating badly by society. Ne never loses his virtues and that's why good people cared for him.

When Oliver recovered Maylie family takes him to  Mr. Brownlow's house but he has moved to West Indies. Fagin and Monks were continuously in search for Oliver. Nancy overhearing Fagin and Monks tells Rose Maylie that Monks is Oliver's half brother. Rose tells Brownlow and decided to find Monks. They meet Nancy on London bridge where Fagin also had sent his new boy Noah Claypole to spy Nancy. Noah tells Fagin everything. Sikes kills Nancy. Brownlow finds Monks who admits everything. Sikes, on run accidentally hangs himself from falling off roof. Fagin is arrested and executed and Brownlow, Maylie and Oliver live in peace.


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