like slaves (Dunn 75). The description in which Dickens uses is prevalent. Dickens tries to take the reader to the slums of London.The most important part of Oliver Twist that shows Charles Dickens’ political beliefs is his narration. Dickens does several things in his narration. First, he makes reference to the new poor laws. “Since the new system of feeding has come in, the coffins are something narrower and more shallow then they use to be” (Dickens Ch. 4). The next thing Dickens does in his narration is to describe the pain of being poor. “Bleak, dark, and piercing cold.” ”It was a night for the well-housed and fed to draw round the bright fire and thank God they were at home; and for the homeless, starving, wretch to lay him down and die” (Dickens Ch. 23.) The last part of Dickens narration that is a good tool for explaining his political beliefs was to show the reader that the law makers had never experienced poverty before. “There is only one thing I should like better, and that would be to see the philosopher making the same sort of meal himself, with the same relish” (Dickens Ch. 4). Dickens narration is the easiest way to see his political beliefs incorporated into Oliver Twist.Besides incorporating his political beliefs into Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens put some of his own experiences in the book. “If you look at the book as Olivers ‘descent’ from orphan to criminal you can see parallel lines of Dickens’ own ‘fall’ from middle-class to laborer” (Paroissien np). Many critics are skeptical on whether or not Oliver Twist was based upon his childhood. Many feel that although Dickens’ troubles were not as harsh as those of Oliver, the book was still written to show Dickens’ escape from pain (MacKenzie 56). Oliver Twist made a major impact on English society. The first major impact was the subject of the book. A...
