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CHARLES DICKENS, OLIVER TWIST - Coggle Diagram
CHARLES DICKENS
NOVELS
They are published in instalments (a puntate) in periodicals: Oliver Twist; David Copperfield; A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Hard Times
LIFE
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He studied, became journalist and writer
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VICTORIAN AGE
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" [A Tale of Two Cities]
THEMES
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SOCIAL PROBLEMS Social injustice, poverty, lowest classes 
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The author is on the side of the POOR AND OPPRESSED
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DICKENS VS VERGA
SIMILARITIES
- They both are deeply involved in the social problems of their time;
- Many works are about autobiographical characters;
- They write about flat characters without a personal development;
- They both criticize the social evils of the time, just to instruct the readers, without a revolutionary purpose.
DIFFERENCES - Dickens’ novels lacked psychological depth, while Verga’s gave a psychological insight to his characters.
- Dickens’ novels have a happy ending while Verga's have a tragic ending
- Dickens focused on the representation of England’s industrialization by setting his works in London, while Verga described Sicily’s rural reality.
- Narrative techniques: Omniscient narrator who guides the readers through the story (Dickens) vs impersonal narrator (Verga)
OLIVER TWIST
PLOT TWIST The gang of pickpockets finds Oliver and obliges (=obbliga) him to commit a burglary (=furto). During the mission, Oliver is shot (=sparato) in the arm and then he is taken in by the family (the Maylies) that he attempted to rob (=derubare). The Maylies reunite Oliver with Mr. Brownlow.
BEGINNING: Oliver Twist is a poor boy with no parents. He is brought up (=cresciuto) in a workhouse in an inhuman way. One day he runs away to London. There he falls into the hands of a gang of young pickpockets (=borseggiatori), who try to make him a thief (=ladro).
DEVELOPMENT: On an outing (=uscita), Oliver witnesses (=testimonia, vede) the boys take a handkerchief (=fazzoletto) from Mr. Brownlow, an elderly man, who thinks Oliver is guilty (=colpevole) and makes him arrested. When Mr. Brownlow realizes his mistake, he offers to take care of him at his home.
ENDING After some investigations it is discovered that Oliver has noble origins and he is entitled to a large fortune. Finally, Mr. Brownlow adopts Oliver, and they and the Maylies retire to a happy existence in the countryside.