Oliver Twist

I.　　Abandoned at an early age, Oliver is forced to live in a dark and dismal workhouse lorded over by Mr Bumble who cheats the boys of their meagre rations. Desperate but determined, Oliver escapes. But what he discovers on the streets of London's underworld makes the workhouse look like a picnic. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the wily Fagin--the nefarious mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets. Will a life of crime pay off for young Oliver? Or will it earn him a one-way ticket to the gallows?

II.　　Oliver Twist
　　Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial.
　　Like most of Dickens' work, the book is used to call the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. The novel is full of sarcasm and dark humour, even as it treats its serious subject, revealing the hypocrisies of the time.
　　It has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and the basis for a highly successful British musical, Oliver!.

　　The novel is characterized by the use of various motifs.
　　Charity and love are motifs because even though Oliver is treated horribly by most people, he is shown love by a few good people.
　　Greed and corruption are also motifs because of how people take advantage of Oliver. He is taken advantage of by Mr. Bumble at the workhouse and the thieves. Mr. Fagin tries to control Oliver, to use him for his own wealth. Monks tries to steal his identity and his inheritance.