Charles Dickens was 25 years old when he started his novel, Oliver Twist. A publisher, Richard Bentley, hired Dickens to edit a new magazine called Bentley's Miscellany. From Febuary 1837, Oliver Twist began to appear in the monthly releases. Dickens' began to write Oliver Twist after the Poor Law of 1834 was announced. His response to the law is seen through his writing of Oliver Twist which also stemmed from his personal experiences as a child where he was split from his familt and put to work after his father was sent to jail for debt. His novel Oliver Twist was offically published in 1850 which was 13 years after it was first seen in Bentley's Miscellany magazine.
We are able to see the connection that Dickens' makes with his own life story and his novel. Dickens was sent to work in a blacking factory at the age of 12 where he experienced the tough working conditions and taunting from other boys. In a website called, "Charles Dicjens Info" it explains how Charles was taunted by some boys, but there was one employee, Bob Fagin, who defended Dickens and taught him how to wrap and tie the bottles for his job. We see Fagin in the novel who teaches Oliver how to pickpocket and this could be an easy connection to how Bob Fagin taught Dickens how to work while Dickens was in a dark time of his life.
works cited:
"Oliver Twist" Charles Dickens Info, 7 Nov. 2020, www.charlesdickensinfo.com/novels/oliver-twist/.
"Charles Dicken's Oliver Twist: The British Library." British Library, 15 Dec. 2017, www.britishlibrary.cn/en/works/oliver-twist/.
"Oliver Twist" Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. www.britannica.com/topic/Oliver-Twist-novel-by-Dickens