Oliver Twist | Ideas for Reports and Papers

1. Oliver Twist describes characters from many different social and economic levels. What effects do class and economic level have on the characters in this novel?

2. Compare Dickens's view of men with his view of women in Oliver Twist. What are the characteristics of his ideal woman? His ideal man? How do the novel's characters fulfill or not fulfill these ideals?

3. Oliver Twist deals with questions of good and evil. How do you think Dickens would define these terms? What evidence from the novel supports your conclusions? How do the novel's...

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