Concetti Chiave
- Oliver Twist is set in a workhouse where Oliver suffers from treachery, and the parish authorities fail to help him adequately.
- Dickens uses Oliver's pale and thin appearance to criticize the poor conditions and corporal punishment in workhouses.
- The iconic scene where Oliver asks for more soup highlights the harsh treatment and lack of empathy towards orphans.
- A reward poster seeking an apprentice illustrates Dickens' detailed descriptions and his ability to evoke sympathy for the poor.
- Dickens contrasts the vulnerable world of children with the exaggerated, cruel nature of the adult world, without suggesting specific political remedies.
Oliver's plight in the workhouse
This extract is taken by Oliver twist written by Charles Dickens.
This text is set in the housework where oliver was victim of treachery and deception.The situation is reported by the workhouses authorities to the parish autorities who hadto find a solution but the parish autorities didn’t.The parish autorities decided to take oliver under the control of a elderly female who for this service takes sevenpence-half penny and she uses these a part to feed him and the other part is for herself.Then Dickens speacks about a famous experimentof a philosopher who had a great theory about a horse being able to lve without eating if he had not died he would have rendered him a very spirited and rapacious animal.So is though to use the same sistem for oliver giving him the weakest possible food.then he says that sometimes the parish autorities came into the workhouses to see if everythink was okay but before going they advised the workhouses authorities so that for the arrive fv the parish authrities children were neat and clean.
Oliver's appearance and Dickens' aim
At the end there is the description of oliver’s aspect:hi is a pale thin child and small in circumference. Dicken’s aim is to show and denounce the condition of poor people(especially the condition of the workhouses)and he wants to denounce the evils of education especially about corporal punishment.He denounce the problem of poverty but he doesn’t give any solution to this problem
This text istaken from the second chapter og oliver Twist by Charled Dickens and is about a poor orphan who is brooght up in a work house.after a series of misadventures at the end we discover the the child has got noble origin.
In this episode there is a fat boy who is very hungry so much so that he says he would eat the thin boy who is near him.
Oliver's request for more soup
So the decide to extract the name of the child who must ask for some more sup and t fell to Oliver, the protagnist.
So that evening after everyone have finished to eat oliver goes to the master asking for somemore soup.The master becomes pale of anger and takes the child to mr Lumbkins who was sitting in solemn conclave and he decides that the child must be hunged and Oliver is ordered into istant confinment.
Reward for an apprentice
The day after is posted on the outside of the gate a poster offering a reward of five pounds to any man or woman who wants an apprentice.
In these text Dickens description are detailed and the functions are:
To create a realistic contest
To arose some pity in the reader
To make him side with the poor children
Dicken uses some exaggeration of the distinguishing features of the characters he wants to poke fun acts.
Features of children's and adults' worlds
Features of children world: fear,hunger,misery,reckless,small rebel,bold,miserable,scared
Features of adult world:wonder,exxageration,fat healthy man in contrast with the small children,violent,cruel.
He describes the poor condition of childre but he doesn’t want to call forn any precise political action,any remedy
Domande da interrogazione
- What is the main setting of Oliver's plight in the workhouse, and how does it reflect the themes of the story?
- How does Dickens use the character of Oliver to critique societal issues?
- What incident leads to Oliver's punishment, and what does it reveal about the adult world in the workhouse?
- How does Dickens use exaggeration in his descriptions, and what purpose does it serve?
- What is the significance of the reward poster for an apprentice, and how does it relate to the story's themes?
The main setting is the workhouse where Oliver is a victim of treachery and deception. This setting highlights the harsh conditions and neglect faced by orphans, reflecting Dickens' aim to denounce the poor conditions in workhouses and the evils of education, particularly corporal punishment.
Dickens uses Oliver's character, described as a pale, thin child, to critique the neglect and poverty experienced by orphans. Through Oliver's experiences, Dickens denounces the systemic issues of poverty and the lack of solutions provided by authorities.
Oliver's punishment is triggered when he asks for more soup, which angers the master and leads to his confinement. This incident reveals the cruelty and exaggerated authority of the adult world in the workhouse, contrasting with the fear and misery of the children's world.
Dickens uses exaggeration in his descriptions of characters to create a realistic context, evoke pity, and make readers sympathize with the poor children. This technique also serves to poke fun at the exaggerated features of the adult world, highlighting their cruelty and indifference.
The reward poster offering five pounds for an apprentice signifies the commodification of orphans and the lack of genuine care for their well-being. It relates to the story's themes by illustrating the exploitation and neglect faced by children in the workhouse system.
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