Post 3 Oliver Twist - Royce Le

A sudden twist in the plot has me on edge with the story. Oliver, a kid who grew up in destitute not knowing his parents has now accidently found a picture of someone that looked almost exactly like him in Mr. Brownlow’s house, who is to say that is not his dad or mom? “As he spoke, he pointed hastily to the picture above Oliver’s head, and then to the boy’s face. There was its living copy. The eyes, the head, the mouth; ever feature was the same” (p. 79). Reading further in the book, there really is no depth in the book expect for a great story with major turns of events. Oliver went from being in a group of bandits, to finding a great home and then comes his test of loyalty to Mr. Brownlow, his new master and caretaker. Sadly, a turn of events or an accident turn “down bye-street which was not exactly in his way” has lead him astray and back into the hand of the delinquents (p. 100). What I imagine Charles Dickens is trying to portray in this novel is that life can be unfair, especially to those who have nothing already, many scams, lies, and judgments can lead to a path of happiness or complete sadness and evil. A classic plot really, but Charles Dickens could have put more of a message behind what he wrote, the story is fantastic and the storyline is fantastic, but I would have appreciated more meaning behind the words and text of Charles in order to relate more to readers and myself. I feel as if I can already predict the novel, based on fairy tales and other books that have happy endings, Oliver is going to escape from this situation because of a rescue made from a mysterious character which shall disband or damage the bad guys in some way and then Oliver will continue living a wonderful life with his guardian and caretaker Mr. Brownlow. I understand the hardship of being in a poor state with about no rations to eat, but this is a boring recurring theme in Charles Dickens such as the The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The reason I might seem as uninterested in the book is because of the reality of my family being in poverty which has a far greater impact, story, and meaning to my life rather than some text.