Oliver Twist is notable for its unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid
lives, as well as for exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London
in the mid-19th century. The alternative title, The Parish Boy's Progress,
alludes to Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, as well as the 18th-century
caricature series by William Hogarth, A Rake's Progress and A Harlot's
Progress.
In this early example of the social novel, Dickens satirises the hypocrisies of his
time, including child labour, domestic violence, the recruitment of children as
criminals, and the presence of street children. The novel may have been inspired
by the story of Robert Blincoe, an orphan whose account of working as a child
labourer in a cotton mill was widely read in the 1830s. It is likely that Dickens's
own experiences as a youth contributed as well.
Questions:-
1) According to the paragraph who was notable?
2)Who was the writer of Oliver Twist?
3)On which topics Dickens does satirise?
4)By whom this novel may have been inspired?
5)Opposite of 'cruel'.
Answers
Oliver Twist is notable for its unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives, as well as for exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London in the mid-19th century. The alternative title, The Parish Boy's Progress, alludes to Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, as well as the 18th-century caricature series by William Hogarth, A Rake's Progress and A Harlot's
Progress.
In this early example of the social novel, Dickens satirises the hypocrisies of his time, including child labour, domestic violence, the recruitment of children as criminals, and the presence of street children. The novel may have been inspired by the story of Robert Blincoe, an orphan whose account of working as a child labourer in a cotton mill was widely read in the 1830s. It is likely that Dickens's own experiences as a youth contributed as well.
Questions:-
1) According to the paragraph who was notable?
Ans) The novel Oliver Twist was notable for its unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid
2) Who was the writer of Oliver Twist?
Ans) Charles Dickens was the writer of Oliver Twist.
3)On which topics Dickens does satirise?
Ans) Dickens satirises on the topic of the hypocrisies of his
time, including child labour, domestic violence, the recruitment of children as criminals, and the presence of street children.
4)By whom this novel may have been inspired?
Ans) The novel may have been inspired by the story of Robert Blincoe
5)Opposite of 'cruel'.
Ans) Opposite of 'cruel' is - merciful/compassionate
sorry if its late