Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Chapter Notes

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Oliver Twist Chapter Notes

Chapter 1:

The Novel takes place in England. Oliver is born inside a workhouse; his mother had been brought into the warehouse after being found on the street. As soon as Oliver is born his mother kisses him, and dies. After she has died the drunken doctor notices she is not married. Oliver twist is then left alone with the authorities.

Chapter 2:

The authorities send Oliver a different workhouse where a new character is introduced. Mrs. Mann, an older woman who is the supervisor of the foster home in which Oliver was sent to. It is also said that she takes most of the money for the foster children and uses it for herself, letting the children starve. Oliver spends nine years in the foster home, on his birthday he is beat and confined in a cellar. On the same day Mr. Bumble, a fat man that beats the children, tells Mrs. Mann that Oliver is to old to stay at her care house. Mrs. Mann gives Oliver some bread before sending him to the workhouse so he doesn’t seem too hungry. Once in the new warehouse Oliver lost a bet and had to ask for more food at dinner, the authorities are become offended and decide to offer 5 pounds as a reward for anyone who takes Oliver.

Chapter 3:

Oliver was punished for asking for more food by being locked in a dark room for a week. After confinement Gamfield offered to take Oliver from the authorities since he needed money very desperately. Since Gamfield had a bad history with orphans dying in his ownership they settled the reward to three pounds. Oliver begs to not be taken by the man.

Chapter 4:

Authorities decide to put Oliver on a ship due to the fact that he would die fairly easily out at sea, but then Mr.Sowerberry is introduced, he is the coffin make...

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...in the end he commits suicide by trying to lower himself down on a rope.

Chapter 51:

There is a very confusing section of this chapter on Mr.Leefors affair’s and who ends up with the family fortune. The understood part was that if his child was a girl she would earn the fortune if it was a boy he only received the fortune if he hadn’t committed a crime. Harry also gave up on trying to get into politics to marry Rose.

Chapter 52:

Fagin is in court and ends up Guilty and sentenced to death. He spends a couple of days going insane in the prison counting the days till his death. Oliver and Mr. Brownlow visit him on his last day alive.

Chapter: 53

The Author wraps up everything so its nice and pretty. Noah is freed; Mr. Brownlow divides the property between Monks and Oliver. But he ends up dying in Prison anyways. Mr. Brownlow accepts Oliver as his own son.

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