Monday, October 13, 2014

Assignment Reading #2 : Oliver Twist (1-4)

    The story takes place at workhouse in a certain town. Oliver Twist is pale and poor workhouse boy. One day, the baby farm had a most important visitor, a greedy fat man and quite convinced of his own importance as a minor official village church, Mr. Bumble. Because of the workhouse policy, Oliver and the other boys were wild with hunger. They didn’t get much food to fulfil the starving. Then a boy began hinting if he didn’t get more gruel, he will eat one of the others food.

    The next morning, Oliver met a boy who works for Mr. Sowerberry, Noah Claypole. Noah is a 10-year-old charity-boy who doesn’t like Oliver new position of importance. In the few months, Noah make a plan to treat Oliver badly, Charlotte, the maid, treated Oliver badly because Noah did. Mrs. Sowerberry also treated him bad, because his husband, Mr. Sowerberry was friendly to him. In the evening, when Noah and Oliver waiting for their dinner, Noah mocking Oliver and asking about her dead mother. Fulfil with anger, Oliver`s punch Noah down. Asking for help, Charlotte come and beat Oliver with her fist, Mrs. Sowerberry also lend a hand by scratching Oliver`s face. When Mr. Sowerberry came, they told about Oliver`s terrible attack.

   At the dawn, Oliver ran away from the house after got a beating from Mr. Sowerberry. Walking down the street with hunger, Oliver met Jack Dawkins, who also known as Artful Dodger. Dodger brought Oliver to dirty place. There he met a shriveled old man, Fagin. Fagin gave Oliver a drink, and put him into a deep sleep. From the start, Oliver think that goods were used to take care of the Dodger and the other. But, soon Oliver sent out to work with Dodger and Charley Bates. Dodger`s steal a silky handkerchief from an old man and gave to Charley, then they ran with a full speed. Oliver`s was frightened after he knows that his jobs were a Thief. Frozen in terror and frightened, Oliver ran away. But, The old man`s realize that the handkerchief was missing. Seeing Oliver running, the old man after him. After being interrogated in police station, Oliver was released after a bookseller told that the thief was not him. Leaving the police station, the old man, Mr. Brownlow brought Oliver into the coach, after seeing him collapse.

    A few days later, Oliver leaving the house, suddenly a young woman stopped the Oliver. The woman is Nancy, the woman he knew when he lived with Fagin. Bill Sikes, the 35-years-old rushed up to Oliver and forced him go back to Fagin. At Fagin`s residence, Oliver was hit by the club that was swung by Fagin. Nancy pulled the club away and flung it into fire. Once again, Oliver was locked in a dark room, and fell asleep. Day by days, Oliver was kept indoor and alone.

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