Riassunto inglese oliver twist, Sintesi del corso di Inglese

Scarica Riassunto inglese oliver twist e più Sintesi del corso in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Oliver Twist Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812 and he was the son of a member of the navy. When he was 12 his father went to prison and he was put to work in a blacking shoe factory, so he had an unhappy childhood. This situation was very umiliating for him, because he worked in front of a window and everyone could see him. He continued to work in this factory for a long time and these days of sufferings were to inspire much of the content of his novel. In fact, exploitation of child is issue in Oliver Twist. As we know, Oliver twist wrote at Victorian era became notorious for employing young children in factories. Child labour played an important role in the Industrial Revolution . Children were forced to work in factories because families were very poor and they didn't have enough money to live. Children worked eight or twelve hours a day, six days a week. They didn't have any insurance so if they had an accident they didn't have any help. During this period there was exploitation of children happened because children had give little wage and it is make employer didn’t take much money. The conditions of life for children were not good; there weren't vaccines, and children were often sick, because they are working as adult. “Oliver Twist” is a formation novel. It was published in installments in 1837-38. It became very popular since it combines the dramatic story of a foundling with realism and social satire. Dickens makes his readers laugh through tears: his tone is melodramatic. Plot The protagonist is Oliver, a foundling who lives a miserable life in a workhouse. He decides to run away and he meets a young thief on the road. He thinks he has found a friend and follows him to London. There, he’s introduced to other children who promise to grant him food and shelter. Oliver finds out they’re a gang of thieves led by Fagin, an old Jew. Oliver is forced to join the gang. He’s rescued by Mr. Brownlow, a nice gentleman, but some members of the gang kidnap him. After many adventures, some of which involve a mysterious character called Monks, the gang is arrested by the police. Oliver finds out he’s a relative of Mr. Brownlow’s: he has finally found a family.