Jacob Moghimi-Danesh
Per. Six, H.English
3/27/11
The author, Charles deuce, uses Oliver Twist to servicing his needs of critiquing the Foundations of the parish workhouse system and Commerce during the Industrial revolution. Dickens achieves this by utilizing a narrative tone. Extreme irony, satire and, the notorious Dickens sarcasm are abundant throughout the novel.
Dickens uses a lot of sincerely sharp irony in Oliver Twist to satirize the various institutions (the parish workhouse system, and the justice system.) that he thought were cold-blooded and unjust. For example, Book II, Chapter Five, Dickens satirizes Mr. Bumble by sarcastically vocation himself a humble author in comparison to so mighty a personage as a beadle. In actuality, of course, a beadle isnt all that important of a person, so Dickens is clearly being ironic. The effect of the satire is to ground how pompous and self-satisfied officials like Mr. Bumble are really just full of it. Dickens incorporates a vast amount of money of satire, for example; in Book I, page XII, Dickens satirizes the churches officials; octonary or ten fat gentlemen were sitting round a table, at the top of which… was a particularly fat valet de chambre with a very round red face.
When one is to sound off of an official they think of a heroic figure, the fact that Dickens delineates them as glutinous and obese creates a far more sarcastic and ironic tone.
A huge character in the novel, and a gateway antagonist is the overseer of the young assemblage of thieves and prostitutes, Fagin. During the Victorian Era in Britain Anti-Semitism would have been passing prevalent. Dickens is no exception, and regularly addresses Fagin as the Jew. Dickens portrays Fagin as dirty, sly and dastardly,
Seen here even in dickenss introduction to the character (chapter VII):
The walls and ceiling of the room were perfectly obscure with age and dirt. There was a deal-table before the fire, upon which was a examine stuck...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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