Oliver Twist was the first novel in the United States to be published. It was Charles Dicken's second novel. It was about a boy name Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse and meets a gang a pickpockets in London. Oliver Twist was born into a life of poverty and misfortune.He was an orphan almost from his first breath by his mother's death in childbirth. I liked this character because Oliver was very naive from the beginning till the end of the story. He did not exactly know what pickpocketing was all about. He was naively unaware of the criminal occupations. Oliver lacked in love and compassion. Only one of the very few kind souls he met, showed sympathy rather than love towards him. He remained innocent till the end of the story. The novel explores the kind of life an orphan, out cast boy could expect to lead in London. In the midst of corruption and degradation, Oliver remained pure-hearted. Finally, he received his reward;a peaceful life. The tragedies in Oliver's life portrayed the harshness and evilness of the world which were great barriers in leading even the simplest life.
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