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OLIVER TWIST Flashcards

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Realism emphasized

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the depiction of subjects as they appeared in everyday life

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The genre of Oliver Twist is

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children’s story, novel of social protest

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Nancy (in Oliver Twist ) is murdered for

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disclosing Monk’s plans to Oliver’s guardians

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London bridge symbolizes

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Nancy’s attempt to escape from the evil world to return to the good world

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Oliver Twist has a happy ending because

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the good are rewarded while the evil are punished

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The disencouraging atmosphere in At the Criminal Lair is showed in

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violent actions, rude words and gloomy facial expression.

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Monks (in Oliver Twist) plotting with Fagin to destroy the reputation of Oliver because

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he is Oliver’s paternal half brother, he wants to ensure that his half brother is deprived of his share family inheritance

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In Oliver Twist, in the midst of corruption and degradation, Oliver remains

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his righteousness

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At the end of Oliver Twist, Fagin

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was arrested and condemned to the gallow.

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In Oliver Twist, Nancy is killed by…because

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Sikes

she discloses Monks’ plans to Oliver’s guardians.

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A writer of English realism is …who

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  • Charles Dickens
  • was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era and a fierce critic of the poverty of social stratification of Victorian society.
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Realism took place in Europe and America during the second half of the 19th century emphasized

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the depiction of subjects as they appeared in everyday life

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Charles Dickens was born in …and died in…He fiercely criticized …

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1812….1870

the poverty and social stratification of Victorian society.

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The failure of Charity in Oliver Twist refers to the fact that

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the British government’s attempts to establish a system of workhouses to support the poor; however, the poor work hard with little food and comfort while managers give themselves a lot of food without working.

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The negative effects of the industrialism on 19th-century England is shown in Oliver Twist by the fact that

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a small number of British people did not enjoy the benefits of industrialism. They were criminalized, become the bottom of the society

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By describing Bill Sikes’s physical appearance and clothing, Charles Dickens ( in At the Criminal Lair)…character

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indirectly describes

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The major conflict in Oliver Twist is

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Oliver’s righteousness versus the social environment encouraging thievery and prostitution

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Oliver run away from Mr Sowerberry because

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he was mistreated and bullied by mrs Sowerberry and another apprentice named Noah.

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Realism is

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the cultural movement taking place in Europe and America during the second half of the 19th century.

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Oliver Twist is the first novel of

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English realism

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