12/11/2022 0 Comments Little misfortune background
Oliver escapes from the Sowerberrys' house and later decides to run away to London to seek a better life.įagin in his cell, by British caricaturist George Cruikshank Oliver suffers torment at the hands of Noah Claypole, a fellow apprentice and "charity boy" who is jealous of Oliver's promotion, and Charlotte, the Sowerberrys' maidservant, who is in love with Noah. He treats Oliver better and, because of Oliver's sorrowful countenance, uses him as a mute at children's funerals. Mr Sowerberry, an undertaker employed by the parish, takes Oliver into his service. The board of gentlemen who administer the workhouse offer £5 to any person wishing to take on Oliver as an apprentice. This task falls to Oliver, who at the next meal comes forward trembling, bowl in hand, and begs the master for gruel with his famous request: "Please, sir, I want some more".Ī great uproar ensues. One day, the desperately hungry boys decide to draw lots the loser must ask for another portion of gruel. Around the time of Oliver's ninth birthday, Mr Bumble, the parish beadle, removes Oliver from the baby farm and puts him to work picking and weaving oakum at the main workhouse. Oliver Twist is born into a life of poverty and misfortune, raised in a workhouse in the fictional town of Mudfog.
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