Summarize the main theme of the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens? -SST 10th

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(i) Main theme of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens encompasses a tale of a poor orphan who lived in a world of petty criminals and beggars.  (ii) He was finally adopted by a wealthy man and lived happily.  (iii) This novel includes many genres. It is a novel that talks about serious issues. It is a mystery story and some chapters can even seem to belong to horror fiction.  (iv) The novel emphasizes on the social injustices and the political oppressions that the poor people were subjected to in the England of 19th century. (v) Oliver Twist was the vehement protest against the poor law of 1834.  (vi) The main function of this law was the punishment to the poor for being poor and ensures that they never could rise out of their poverty.  (vii) This novel is a ruthless satire.  (viii) It effectively pierces the middle class veil of complacency and snobbery and reveals the hypocrisies that plague society.

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