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    Similar in the novel Oliver Twist, Oliver had characters that impacted his life greatly, which also helped to develop his character further. Each of these characters being Dodger, Fagin and Mr. Brownlow. The first character being Dodger. Dodger was very important to Oliver’s life because he was actually Oliver’s first friend ever, but later Oliver quickly realizes that Dodger was not the best person to be friends with. Dodger influence Oliver’s life badly by showing Oliver how to pickpocket, and

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    some certainly conform to their environment; for example, as part of the lower class, Fagin and Sikes turn to thieving, lying, and even murder, instead of earning an honest living. Throughout the first half of the book, Dickens leads one to believe Nancy follows the same pat-tern. However, as the plot develops, the reader 's theories and opinions transform. Continuing on, the reader will find the answer to the dispute Dickens constantly toys with; does one 's environ-ment have the ability to blacken

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    Friday morning in suburbia when Nancy had woken up to a loud drilling across the street. There were children rushing to school with their bags weighing them down and parents on their mobile phones trying to explain to their coworkers why they were running late. It looked like a somewhat normal end to the week. As Nancy pulled back the curtain, she saw a builder bent over drilling into the pavement with his crack on show. She sighed and laid back down. It was only until Nancy looked towards the poster across

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    Why is Nancy such an important character in the novel Oliver Twist? {1837-1839} Oliver Twist was probably one of the most popular novels of its time. Within Oliver Twist the characters were the central main focus of the novel. Oliver: the main c... Why is Nancy such an important character in the novel ‘Oliver Twist’? {1837-1839} Oliver Twist was probably one of the most popular novels of its time. Within ‘Oliver Twist’ the characters were the central main focus of the novel.

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    Oliver Twist is a popular book written by Charles Dickens among many others such as David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens wrote many short stories, plays, novels, fiction, and nonfiction stories during his lifetime. He wrote a lot about the different types of people in the world, especially about the poor. This type of writing showed in the book Oliver Twist. This book is told by a 3rd omniscient narrator. Oliver Twist is the main character in this book as

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    Chapter 10: • Oliver, Charley, and the Dodger go out to pickpocket. • Oliver gets scared after a pickpocketing occurs and runs. The man stolen from sees this and assumes Oliver took his handkerchief. • Oliver is arrested. Chapter 11: • Oliver is tried and found innocent after a shopkeeper testifies for Oliver. • Oliver faints as he leaves the courtroom. Mr. Brownlow and the shopkeeper leave with Oliver in a coach. Chapter 12: • Oliver is taken care of, in addition to being told he underwent a fever

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    The Movie Oliver

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    Gil, I read through the script this morning and wanted to send you everything and the kitchen sink with the below. I also wanted to get you these notes sooner rather than later, so apologies for the short hand for ​most of them. As always, please take the below as just considerations while you work on the script. For the most part, I thought all of your suggestions for fixes were spot on​, so I'm excited to read what you come up with. xx​ OLIVER Lets be sure we're consistent with our characterization

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    In the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis, Kenny has a curiosity of why Byron treats people so rudely. Kenny treats people better than Byron by, sharing his lunch with a boy named Rufus and Rufus’ brother, Cody. Another reason Kenny treats people better is, Kenny does not like to see people getting beat up, he just walks away. Also, L.J. (Kenny’s “friend”) started stealing from Kenny but, he kept playing with him. Kenny treats people better than Byron because, he

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    • New guy, Tom Chitling, just got out of jail Chapter 19: • Sikes explains to Fagin how the house is not ready to rob, and Fagin flips out • The house can still be robbed, but they would need a small boy, immediately Oliver comes to Fagin’s mind • Nancy says she is fine with it • Sikes thinks Oliver is not experienced enough yet, but he is the perfect

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    Oliver Twist

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    pot of beer at them, but it misses and hits a visitor, Bill Sikes. Sikes is a brutal thief and an associate of Fagin's. Both men agree that they must find Oliver before he reveals their criminal operation to the authorities. They send a girl named Nancy, a member of Fagin's gang, to the police station. She pretends to be Oliver's distraught sister to get information on his

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