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Jun 15, 2022 · Oliver Asks for More by Harold Copping. T he room in which the boys were fed, was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end: out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes.
Answer: After discussing their intense hunger, Oliver bravely volunteered to approach the cruel master after dinner and ask him politely for more food, more gruel, to share among the suffering boys.
Introduction. This chapter is an extract from the novel ‘OLIVER TWIST’ written by the British novelist Charles Dickens (1812- 70). It is the story of an orphan boy named Oliver, who is brought to a children’s home. We see how he is treated harshly and slowly starved at this place. Characters. Oliver Twist – an orphan boy.
Jul 11, 2023 · ‘Oliver asks for more’, an excerpt from “Oliver Twist” written by Charles Dickens offers a close-up look at the suffering of the poorer classes in the 19th century, due to industrialisation.
Apr 5, 2024 · Oliver asks for More is the story of an orphan boy named Oliver who is brought up in a workhouse. He lives in a world with no love and pity for him. He has to endure harsh living conditions in the workhouse where he is ill-treated and starved. When he was chosen for a risky task of asking for more food, he was sent into confinement. Top.
Dec 13, 2018 · Enjoy the 1968 version of Oliver Twist, the classic tale of the orphan boy who asks for more food and faces many adventures.
"Please, sir," replied Oliver, "I want some more." The master aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle.
Oliver's decision to ask for more—to think that he might deserve more or that the world might be willing to give him more—precipitates his leaving the workhouse, and his journey through the world and into London.
In our reading, Oliver is selected for a risky task - he must ask for more gruel from the workhouse master. We will then analyse what social problems Dickens is critiquing through this scene.
Mar 15, 2022 · At supper that evening, after the normal allotment, Oliver advances to the master and asks for more. Oliver is branded a troublemaker and is offered as an apprentice to anyone willing to take him.
