![]() ![]() The act of cruelty from the government and institution towards unfortunate is probably the most dominant theme that is portrayed in Oliver twist. When Charles dickens wrote this novel he wasn’t only creating a timeless classing, he was giving a message that about the maltreatment of our fellow humans and his message still carries on to this day. It seems the plot of the novel relies heavily on classism and how the justice system is highly unreliable, especially in the 1800’s.Ĭharles dickens was clearly portraying many themes like the mistreatment of people in lower class systems like the way the law was more favored towards middle-class and upper-class individuals, the dangers of mob mentality, and of course like the death penalty and how executions became more about entertaining the crowd rather than about meeting justice. The novel not only shows how he is treated poorly because he is less fortunate, but it also shows the overall mentality people had towards the lower-class population that era. ![]() The novel tells a tale of a boy named Oliver Twist who was born into a life of poverty and misfortune, and this young orphan’s adventure finding his way on the mean streets of London, England. It is said that Charles Dickens wrote the book largely in response to the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, a law that shows the government’s both active and passive cruelty towards the needy and the homeless. ![]() ![]() ?When Charles Dickens wrote the novel Oliver Twist, he had written it with the intent of conveying many different messages. ![]()
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