Monster Essays - Oliver Twist: Summary
Oliver Twist: Summary
Oliver Twist is born an orphan when his mother dies in the Parish Workhouse. Oliver is raised by parish charity, unloved, underfed, and overworked. When he was nine, he dared to ask for seconds at dinner one night in the parish workhouse. He was sold to Mr.Sowerberry, an undertaker, for his taking of seconds at dinner. Then Noah Claypole, a charity boy apprenticed by Mr.Sowerberry, talks about Oliver’s mother. Oliver gets mad and starts punching him then Oliver gets punished and put in a locked cellar. Finally Oliver runs away to London.
The First person Oliver meets in London is the Artful Dodger, who offers him a hom....
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