I would like to introduce a book which is about struggles between love and money, and also the darkness of society in London in the past. The name of this book is “Oliver Twist”. It was written by a famous English writer, Charles Dickens in 1838. “Oliver Twist” is also my favourite book as it is very meaningful and interesting.
The story is about an orphan. His name is called Oliver Twist. In the story, Oliver had a bad childhood. He worked in a miserable workhouse without enough food as he was poor. The workshop owners, Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Coney, were very mean. They treated Oliver badly. However, Oliver didn’t give up. He had a pure heart to face any problems as he escaped to London from the workhouse alone. Although he was only a child and had no money, he was very brave, so I like him very much.
When Oliver went to London, he met a gang of pockets. The old leaders of the gang, Fagin and Bill Sikes led kind Oliver to do unlawful things, such as stealing handkerchiefs from rich people in the town. As Oliver was too young to distinguish the facts between the wrong and the right, he went stealing with the gang of pickpockets in the town. The policeman misunderstood that Oliver stole a rich man’s handkerchief. Actually, another boy of the gang did it. Luckily, the rich man sympathized with Oliver. He knew that Oliver didn’t steal his handkerchief. The old rich man was called Mr. Brownlow. He changed Oliver’s life. He was kind and generous to Oliver. He trusted Oliver was kind-hearted. Therefore, Mr. Brownlow adopted Oliver as his son. Mr. Brownlow was my favourite character because he took good care of Oliver.
The most exciting moment was that Mr. Brownlow tried to rescue Oliver after Oliver was kidnapped by the gang. The gang leaders, Fagin and Bill Sikes kidnapped Oliver after Mr. Brownlow adopted Oliver as his son. It was because they were afraid that Oliver would tell all their plans and tricks to Mr. Brownlow and they would die if Mr. Brownlow told the police to catch them. Fortunately, Mr. Brownlow knew that Oliver was caught by the leader of the gang. Therefore, Mr. Brownlow told the police to catch Fagin and Bill Sikes at once. Later, more people and friends joined in to help kind Mr. Brownlow. However, Fagin was selfish and escaped.
When Mr. Brownlow found Bill Sikes, wicked Bill Sikes told Oliver to jump off from the balcony or he would shoot him. Oliver was so scared and frightened that he shivered. At that moment, Bill Sikes was going to push Oliver from the balcony. Luckily, a policeman shot Bill Sikes just in time and he died. Oliver was safe at last. Moreover, Mr. Brownlow arrested Fagin finally after he found him.
Besides, I think this book teaches us to be always good. It is because good people can have good rewards, such as Mr. Brownlow and Oliver. The wicked, such as Bill Sikes and Fagin will have retribution. I think Charles Dickens could write the ending as, “Luckily, Bill Sikes was shot by someone. It was Fagin, so everyone was shocked. In fact, Fagin didn’t escape. He was willing to repent and he felt sorry for Oliver. Therefore, Oliver and Mr. Brownlow thanked him a lot. At last, Fagin sinned no more. I think the ending will let the readers know that the good always wins the evil. Also, although you may make a big mistake, if you are willing to repent and sin no more, you will get good rewards.
After reading this book, I have learnt a lot. I find that there should be hope in our heart. If we have hope, we will overcome all the problems easily. Also, I aspire to be as kind as Mr. Bronlow and bring love to the needy.
In conclusion, I think that the book is exciting and touching. Moreover, we can learn many good lessons from this book. I strongly recommend this book to all teenagers. It is a well-known classical novel and it provides us with many new vocabularies. It encourages us to overcome problems positively. I hope the spirit of this book will be shared among all the readers!