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As for Mr. Giles and Brittles, they still hold their posts, although the former has become bald, and the said lad has become completely grey. They spend the night in the rectory, but divide their attention so evenly between its inhabitants and Oliver, Mr. Brownlow and Mr. Losbern, that the population to this day has not been able to establish who they actually are in the service of.

Charles Bates, horrified by Sykes' crime, began to ponder whether an honest life might not be the best. Having come to the conclusion that the ego was undoubtedly so, he put an end to his past and decided to make amends for it by taking up some other kind of activity. At first it was difficult for him and he suffered great hardships, but, distinguished by his good-natured disposition and pursuing an excellent goal, he finally achieved success; having worked as a farmer's farmhand and a carter's helper, he was now the gayest young stockman in all of Northamptonshire.

The hand writing these lines begins to tremble as it approaches the end of the work and would willingly extend a little further to the thread of these adventures.

I am reluctant to part with some of those with whom I have been associated for so long, and would gladly share their happiness in trying to describe it. I would show Rose Maylie in the full bloom and charm of youthful womanhood, I would show her radiating along her quiet path of life a soft and gentle light that fell on all who walked with her and penetrated into their hearts. I would portray her as the embodiment of life and joy in the family circle in winter, at the hearth, and in cheerful company in summer; I would follow her across the sultry fields at noon and listen to her quiet, sweet voice during an evening walk in the moonlight; I would watch her outside the house, always kind and merciful and tirelessly fulfilling her duties at the hearth with a smile; I would describe how she and her late sister's child are happy in their love for each other and spend many hours together, drawing in their imagination images of the friends they have so sadly lost; I would again see the joyful faces clinging to her knees and listen to their chatter; I would remember that ringing laughter and call to mind the tears of tenderness that sparkled in my gentle blue eyes. All this and a thousand more looks and smiles, thoughts and words - I would like to resurrect everything.

How Mr. Brownlow continued day by day to enrich the mind of his adopted son with treasures of knowledge, and became more and more attached to him as he developed and the seeds of the qualities he wanted to see in him sprouted. About how he noticed in him new features of similarity with the friend of his youth, which awakened memories of the past and quiet sadness, but were sweet and soothing. About how two orphans, having experienced the vicissitudes of fate, retained its lessons in their memory, not forgetting about mercy towards people, mutual love and ardent gratitude to the one who protected and preserved them. There is no need to talk about all this. I said that they were truly happy, and without deep love, kindness of heart and gratitude to that being, whose law is mercy and whose great property is benevolence towards everything that breathes, happiness cannot be achieved without this.

In the altar of the old village church there is a white marble plaque on which so far only one word is inscribed: "Agnes". There is no coffin in this crypt, and may many, many years pass before another name appears above it! But if the souls of the dead ever return to earth to visit places filled with love that goes beyond the grave - the love of those whom they knew in life - I believe that the shadow of Agnes sometimes hovers in this sacred corner. I believe that she comes here, to the altar, even though during her life she was weak and deluded.

"The Adventures of Oliver Twist" is a landmark work by the great English writer Charles Dickens. It is from “The Adventures of Oliver Twist” that the highly social, albeit romanticized image of an unfortunate child from the slums, so close to many of Dickens’s novels, originates. This is one of the author’s early works, where he, in his own words, made many mistakes: for example, he made the Jew a caricatured villain, one of the main antagonists of the work.

Much in this novel is excessively grotesque, especially in the eyes of a modern reader: wonderful coincidences, the beautiful appearance of Oliver and his girlfriend Nancy, the pretentious ugliness of villains-thieves and swindlers. However, this does not spoil one of the main novels of the Victorian era, but, on the contrary, makes it fascinating and charming.

Little Oliver, born in a workhouse - an original English institution with monstrous rules, immediately loses his mother: she dies during childbirth. In the absence of normal medical care, it was a miracle that little Oliver himself was able to survive, because not only the difficult birth, but also the disregard for the baby on the part of the orphanage staff kept his life in danger.

Little Oliver grew up in an orphanage, where the laws were not much different from prison ones. Having agreed to support the strike of his senior comrades, Oliver “fell into the hands” and found himself, instead of a shelter, in an equally sad place: an undertaker’s shop. The undertaker exploited the child's labor without particularly being tormented by pangs of conscience; in those days, child labor was commonplace. But Oliver had the worst time because of the bullying of the senior apprentice. Unable to bear them, the kid runs away and immediately ends up with a gang of thieves.

They begin to teach him the art of thieves, and the only kind soul who finds himself next to him is a young girl from the slums, Nancy. After the first robbery, in which Oliver was supposed to participate, he breaks away from the gang - after all, an absolutely incredible meeting takes place... However, this is only the beginning of the exciting “The Adventures of Oliver Twist”.

Charles Dickens's novel The Adventures of Oliver Twist is notable primarily for its deep dive into life in England, and especially London, in the nineteenth century. Dickens covers all levels of social life: from the filth and poverty of slums and workhouses to aristocratic salons. Reading the novel, you can see a huge gap between the people and high society in those years.

Detailed descriptions of the order in shelters and workhouses after the publication of the novel caused a wave of scandalous proceedings in this area: many trustees of such institutions, amazed by what was described in the book, hastily gathered and sent commissions. Much attention also began to be paid to the work to eradicate child labor: Dickens managed to hook the people responsible for this with his work. In addition, Dickens sternly denounced the indifference of the authorities to the fact that children are easily used by various crooks and bandits for their criminal purposes. It can be said that it was Dickens, in The Adventures of Oliver Twist, who was the first to seriously throw light on these problems.
But, despite the severity of the social problems described in the novel, the book is written in simple and fascinating language. Some of the author's exaggerations turn out to be very opportune in the context of the book, therefore, from the very first edition, the novel has been victoriously marching around the planet, occupying a lot of place in the hearts of readers.

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"The Adventures of Oliver Twist" is the most famous novel by the great Dickens.

"The Adventures of Oliver Twist" is a novel by the English writer Charles Dickens, in which, for the first time in English literature, the main character is a child.

The main character of the novel "The Adventures of Oliver Twist" is a boy named Oliver Twist. He lives in an orphanage because his mother did not survive childbirth, and he has never seen his father. Peers at the orphanage take advantage of the boy's kindness and submissive nature and force him to constantly beg for more for his lunch. For this, Oliver Twist was sent to the undertaker's office, where the senior apprentice mocked him.

Unable to endure the bullying any longer, Oliver Twist fled to London, where he ended up in a criminal gang led by the Jew Feiginua. The boy began to be taught the craft of pickpocketing. After one failed robbery, Oliver Twist ends up in the house of a noble gentleman, Mr. Brandlow. The man took pity on the unfortunate boy and decided to help him get on the right path. But will the London underworld be able to let go of a promising thief so easily?

The Adventures of Oliver Twist is a social novel by Charles Dickens. The author wanted to portray an indifferent aristocratic society that does not care about orphans and child crime. However, the lives of juvenile delinquents are described in a romantic light. Oliver Twist has an angelic appearance and a kind character, so the main character deserves a happy ending.

It is noteworthy that one of the main villains of the novel “The Adventure of Oliver Twist” is Jewish. Moreover, the author gave him the surname of his good friend. Subsequently, Charles Dickens regretted this. In order to somehow atone for his guilt, the writer made one of the positive characters of the novel “Our Mutual Friend” a Jew.

Despite the fact that there is crime in Dickens's novel, the author tried to focus on something completely different. The writer wanted to prove to the reader that the soul of a child is not prone to crime. He also tried to answer the question of what ultimately influences the formation of character: parents, environment or innate abilities? Charles Dickens also tried to convey to the reader that criminal does not always mean mean and cruel. A striking example of this is the heroine Nancy. The girl was involved in criminal gangs from an early age, but did not lose her warmth.

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Quotes from The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

And on the day that Oliver Twist turned nine years old, he was a pale, stunted child, short and undoubtedly skinny. But nature planted good seeds in Oliver's chest, and they developed in freedom, which was greatly facilitated by the meager diet adopted in the institution.

Twist to some small merchant ship bound for an excellent, disastrous port.

What an excellent proof of the power of the garment was young Oliver Twist!

But now, when he was dressed in an old calico shirt, yellowed with time, he was marked and labeled and immediately took his place - a parish child, a workhouse orphan, a humble hungry poor man, passing his life under a hail of blows and slaps, despised everyone and not meeting pity anywhere.

It is useless to argue about whether a girl’s behavior and character are natural or unnatural, possible or unthinkable, correct or not. They are the truth itself.

It is amazing how Virtue turns away from dirty stockings and how Vice, combined with ribbons and bright clothes, changes its name, like married women, and becomes Romance.

There is such a drowsy state between sleep and wakefulness, when you lie with your eyes half-closed and are half aware of everything that is happening around you, and, however, you can dream more in five minutes than in five nights, even if you spent them with your eyes tightly closed and your senses were plunged into deep sleep. At such moments, a mortal knows just enough about his spirit to form a vague idea of ​​​​its great power, how it breaks away from the earth and sweeps away time and space, freed from the bonds imposed on it by its corporeal shell.

Oliver felt, perhaps, not so pleasantly as a hungry pig when he was mistakenly locked in a grain barn at a brewery.

All the rain that has ever fallen or will fall cannot extinguish the hellish flame that another person carries within himself.

Our world is a world of disappointments, and often disappointments in those hopes that we most cherish, and in hopes that do great honor to our nature.

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