Dickens's Oliver Twist takes place in London, England during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is said to have begun when Queen Victoria was crowned queen in 1837 and ended in 1901 when ... they reached the age of four or five. They worked long hours and were often abused by their supervisors. They weren't paid much, but they earned enough money to buy food. Many cotton factories set up workhouses for orphans. They brought them in and gave them room and board, but they were worked as hard as possible. They didn't get any ... their backs in a big basket. This was exhausting work because t...

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... helped, but that wasn't always the case in the real Victorian England. Dickens was able to show how hard it was for children during the period in his famous novel, Oliver Twist (1837-39). Oliver, the main character, became an orphan and ended up in an orphanage. The conditions were terrible. They received slop to eat, and no cleansing abilities ... . Oliver was able to escape the orphanage to become a pick-pocket like most of the children during the time. It worked similar to prostitution (a job that many young women of the ... themselves doing). The boys would work (at stealing) and w...

• Word Count: 952
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School