Oliver Twist

Role of women. Lack if Main characters, minor characters and discussions between characters

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That is a lot to fit into one space here. I'll give you the theme of women here:

Like children, women, too, are presented as at the mercy of the more powerful in society. This is especially exemplified in Nancy, who ends up giving her life in her attempt to act against the men who hold power over her. When Nancy is put in charge of taking Oliver to Sikes, she tells him that she would help him if she could, but she doesn’t have the power. This ends up not being completely true—she does help Oliver in going to Rose, but even then Rose must turn to Mr. Brownlow and Mr. Losberne to accomplish anything. It is telling to consider that Nancy must give her life for just this small show of agency.

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