Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist

Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist Nineteenth century London was a city brimming with life .The largest

city in Europe, it housed an ever-increasing population, many of whom

had come to London from the poorer rural areas of England and Ireland.

Large groups of poor people would live together trying to make ends

meet and often turning to a life of crime in order to survive. The

respectable classes were often completely oblivious to the plight of

these people, who lived in a hidden world of squalor.

Dickens wrote 'Oliver Twist' to bring to people's attention the

suffering of the poor. His writing was considered controversial and

was full of irony and sarcasm. He showed a great sympathy and

understanding for the poor people of London.

The book is written in the third person because Dickens is not

involved in the story, he is writing about the lives of many other

people.

The focus of my essay is to highlight what the character of Bill Sikes

brings to the novel 'Oliver Twist'.