Oliver twist a SC a thing attack on the cruelty of society in Dickens's time, Oliver twist details the life of an unfortunate. Orphan of the same name. Moving from the workhouse to a gang of pickpockets to a kindly family, oliver's life goes through many twists and turns, poignantly showcasing the travails of underprivileged children in nineteenth-century England.

Along the way, he meets some of the most memorable characters created by Dickens: