Oliver Twist Analysis

well-seasoned timber is an expensive article, sir and all the iron handles come by canal from Birmingham since the new system of feeding has come in, coffins are somewhat narrower and more shallow than they used to be( ibid , 23). Another feature in the Victorian society was discussed in the story, is the move of people from the rural areas to one of the big cities or London as was the case for the little Oliver when he decide to path his way to wealth there. 'I am running away they beat and ill-use me, Dick; and I am going to seek my fortune some long away off
There were ways of living in that vast city which those who had been bred up in country parts had no idea of Dickens '(Dickens,45). Ultimately, Victorian Britain
‘What an excellent example of the power of dress, young Oliver Twist was! Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his only covering, he might have been the child of a nobleman or a beggar; it would be hard for the haughtiest stranger to have assigned him his proper station in society” (Dickens p.5)
Is an exclamation sentence made by the authorities of the workhouse about Oliver’ ancestors which show how did people at that time classified others by their social classes and we notice that idea of the division embedded in the Victorian minds years
This can be seen in the scene when Oliver’s mother died, the doctor said ‘The old story, he said, shaking his head; ‘no wedding ring, I see. Ah! Goodnight!’(Dickens,04) he did not care for her because she was considered one of those whom with or without their will gave birth and drop their children to the charity of the workhouse to hid their shame ‘And the place,the crazy hole,wherever it was,in which miserable drabs brought the life and health so often denied to themselves-gave birth to pulling children for the parish to rear;and hid their shame,rot’em, in the grave!’ As a consequence, many of the children were raised without knowing their parents or relatives. In most cases ,those prostitution was practiced for the need of money as Nancy confess during her meeting with Rose ‘The poorest women fall back as I make my way along the crowded pavement’.(Dickens,263) and they described as ‘disgrace to her sex’ ( Dickens.267).
3.3.2.1. Social Mobility In some cases, there were an engagement between marriage and social classes.In one hand, Dickens state the example of the marriage between Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney.

‘Mr Bumble had married Mrs Corney, and was master of the