Oliver twist

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[pic] By Charles Dickens

EARLY DAYS

Treats of the place where Oliver Twist was born, and of the circumstances attending his birth.
The initial chapter describes the birth of the main character Oliver Twist. His mother has been found lying in the street, her shoes in shreds from walking. She is brought to a workhouse in England, and the next night gives birth to Oliver, His mother asksto see him, and she dies.
Mr. Bumble is the parish beadle and a fat man. He named the child Oliver Twist. He was a pale, thin, child. All the workhouse children were thin and ill. They were always hungry. The boys were fed three times a day. The hungry boys were desesperated. The boys nominated to Oliver Twist to ask for more food. However the master got angry. Then they decide that Oliver mustleave the workhouse and he will be sold as an apprentice. He escapes and makes his way to London where he falls in with the Artful Dodger, a boy of his own age,

AT FAGIN’S
Dodger introduces him to the villainous Fagin. Fagin as the old man had a beard and his face was ugly and wrinkle, this man is the villainous. Thus Oliver is thrown together with the band of thieves run by the sinisterFagin. Oliver innocently goes "to work" with Dawkins, also known as the Artful Dodger, and Charlie Bates, another of Fagin's boys and witnesses the real business.
STOP THIEF!
One day Oliver stayed with Fagin. He worked on the silk handkerchiefs. Oliver had to cut some stitches from the silk handkerchiefs very carefully. The next day Fagin sent Oliver out with the other boys. They went up a narrowstreet and into a square. An old man gentleman was looking at the books, when Dodger picks the pocket of a gentleman. When the gentleman, Mr. Brownlow, discovers the robbery. Fortunately, the victim of the thieves, the old benevolent gentleman, Mr. Brownlow rescues Oliver from arrest and brings him to his house.

OLIVER FINDS A FRIEND

After being sick, Oliver got better thanks Mr. Brownlow andhis housekeeper’s caring. He felt so nice being there. Although Mr. Brownlow didn’t’ know Oliver too much he liked this young boy and thought he was honest.
Oliver wanted to help Mr. Brownlow taking some books to the bookstall. He was very pleased that he was helping Mr. Brownlow in that way. When he was going along the street He met to Nancy, who pulled him; then appeared Fagin and Bill Sikes whotook the books and the money from Oliver. After that they locked Oliver in a dark room.

THE ROBBERY

Oliver woke next morning; he felt so bad being there. Fagin had a terrible plan involving Oliver in a robbery. Bill and Toby decided to take Oliver to the house where they pretend to get in.

They forced Oliver to get into the house, however He decided to cry out and wake the people in thehouse, suddenly there was a shout, and the wounded boy was pulled back through the window, the two robbers carried him as they ran away. Oliver was very sick and weak. Hours later, He was lying by the side of the road. He decided ask for help in the same house where Bill and Toby had broken into. The owners of the house, Rose and her aunt, Mrs. Maylie, had mercy for Oliver and help him.

MONKSAfter they left Oliver, Toby went back to Fagin’s house. He told everything to Fagin. Fagin was mad with anger and fear. But Nancy, who really cares Oliver get worried.

Then a tall man stepped out of the shadow of a dark doorway. He was dark-haired and young, but his face was thin and wrinkled. The name of this guy is MONKS. This man just wanted Oliver go to the prison. He paid to Fagin tomake Oliver a thief! Some weeks later, Oliver was still in the Maylie’s house. He was kind of frightened and traumatized because of his experience.

THE LOCKET

Mr. Bumble is not the parish beadle. He had married the matron of the workhouse, Mrs. Corney. They always fight each other. When He went to the inn He met to Monks. Monks proposed to give him money for some information. He was looking...
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