Oliver Twist Symbolism

Based on analyzation from the passages given, Oliver Twist and A portrait of the Artist, both contain characters that are affected by the dialogue and situations they are put into. A few examples being, The tall boy, Oliver Twist, Fleming and Stephen. In the text it states,”at last they got so voracious and wild with hunger, that one boy, who was tall for his age, and hadn’t been used to that sort of thing (for his father had kept a small cook-shop), hinted darkly to his companions that unless he had another basin of gruel per diem, he was afraid he might some night happen to eat the boy who slept next to him.” The effect of the event portrays this boy as a wild and feral beast because the quote given suggests that most children in the home

And after all, the boys are starving and are in need of more food. So, if they are starving, and a boy comes on over asking for more is a form of heroship and salvation because if Oliver is surely given more then others will get more. Therefore proving that Oliver Twist’s character is represented as a hero/leader-esc type of person due to the events of the text. In the text it states, “He drank another cup of hot tea and Fleming said: --What 's up? Have you pain or what’s up with you? I don’t know, Stephen said. Sick in your breadbasket, Fleming said, because your face looks white. It will go away. Oh yes, Stephen said. But he was not sick there. He thought that he was sick in his heart if you could be sick in that place.” This effect of dialogue portrays Stephen as a sad and homesick character, due to the fact that he is in bed, wanting to just rest, but is torn by the crave for his mother’s love. Also, the effect of dialogue also comes into play due to Stephen, and another character by the name of Fleming having a conversation. The conversation illustrates that Fleming is a caring type of person who indeed cares for his