Orphan of the Mist

Author: Charles Dickens (British)
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Oliver Twist, the orphan born in the workhouse, grew up in the parish "infirmary," and at a young age, he became an apprentice at a coffin maker's shop. Unable to endure the suffering, he ran to London and fell into a gang of thieves, was taught to steal, and was made to bear the blame for others. Until he was shot and injured, he endured all kinds of hardships before receiving help from a kind-hearted person and escaped his tragic fate. Dickens meticulously depicts the dark life of the lower class in Britain at that time in the novel, expressing deep sympathy for the misfortunes of the hardworking people, and profoundly reflects the tiger-like nature of capitalism. The language is witty and humorous.