England, London in the year 1830 is the primary setting world of the workhouse, the criminal world and the Victorian middle-class. Dark, gloomy, cold and wet weather throughout, except for the country village where it's perpetually bright and sunny. The signfancy choice of the setting of this particular story because London is not jolly tea-drinking paradise some people might think. In fact the city is repeatedly described as a labyrinth or a maze—once you get into it, it’s hard to get back out. The city itself serves as a kind of prison. It’s filthy, foggy, and crime-ridden, and things aren’t always what they seem. So since the author chose this area to show …show more content…
For example, in Oliver Twist when Oliver joined Fagin and his gang of pickpockets- I would not have done that. I would not have joined Fagin because he was an old man that the author seemingly described as revolting and hideous. Fagin seemed like a creepy person who just wanted children to steal stuff for him. Although I might disagree with Oliver sometimes I agree with him. For example, when Oliver decided to leave the orphanage, I would have been long gone before he even had the idea to leave. That is just personal preference maybe some people do want to be in an orphanage. So although I disagree with Oliver most of the time we are somewhat