[ENG/ESP] Review: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens/Oliver Twist de Charles Dickens (Reseña)

Hello friends, there is a book that I adore and it is Oliver Twist, I have read and seen the movie hundreds of times, so much so that when we adopted a little orphan kitten I called him Oliver because of the book, just like the character in the book, he was abandoned to his luck, but he found a good home in the end, at the end of the post I will place the photos of my Oliver.

Hola amigos hay un libro que adoro y es Oliver Twist, he leído y visto la película cientos de veces, tanto que cuando adoptamos a un pequeño y huérfano gatito le llame Oliver por el libro, al igual que el personaje del libro, fue abandonado a su suerte, pero encontró un buen hogar al final, al terminar el post colocare las fotos de mi Oliver.

Let's talk about this wonderful classic that I love, Charles Dickens with this book ventures into literature for adolescents, in which he places many of his personal experiences, giving this book an autobiographical component. The novel is about a child who must navigate a cruel and inhospitable world, where goodness and evil go hand in hand every day.

It also shows us that, if you have solid ethical principles, it is possible to change your destiny and achieve better living conditions. It is a beautiful and human story that presents us with a reality that I know and will continue to see no matter what time it is, that is why this novel is considered one of the best of the 19th century, published in 1837.

Hablemos de este maravilloso clásico que me encanta, Charles Dickens con este libro incursiona en la literatura para adolescentes, en coloca muchas de sus vivencias personales, dándole a este libro un componente autobiográfico. La novela trata de un niño que debe desenvolverse en un mundo cruel e inhóspito, donde la bondad y maldad van de la mano día a día.

También nos muestra que, si se tienen principios éticos sólidos, es posible cambiar el destino y alcanzar mejores condiciones de vida. Es una historia hermosa y humana que nos presenta una realidad que se y se seguirá viendo sin importar la época que sea, por eso esta novela es considera una de las mejores del siglo XIX, publicada en 1837.

Oliver Twist's character emerges in misery and suffering; trained in a housework home. When his mother died in childbirth and his father mysteriously disappeared, his gold chain was stolen, sent by the state to a kindergarten where he spent his first 9 years, under the tutelage of a woman named Mrs. Mann, there it is served with scarce food and comforts until he was taken off the farm on his 9th birthday by Mr. Bumble, who belonged to a church and puts him to work for scarce food for 6 months, then sold as a laborer until Oliver tired of so much abuse escapes to London.

El personaje de Oliver Twist surge en miseria y sufrimiento; formado en un hogar de labores domésticas. Al morir su madre en su alumbramiento y desaparecer misteriosamente su padre, le es robada su cadena de oro, enviado por el estado a una granja de infantes donde trascurren sus primeros 9 años, bajo la tutela de una mujer llamada Sra. Mann, allí es atendido con escasos alimentos y comodidades hasta que sacado de la hacienda al cumplir 9 años por el Sr. Bumble, quien pertenecía a una iglesia y lo pone a trabajar por escasos alimentos durante 6 meses, luego lo venden como trabajador hasta que Oliver cansado de tanto maltrato escapa a Londres.

In London, Oliver meets Jack Dawkins who takes advantage of his innocence to venture into the world of crime, to belong to the gang of a thug named Fagin, in one of the robbery raids in which Oliver was deceived they mistake him as The thief, until they realize his innocence and is free, there he meets Mr. Brownlow, who later helps him, but the criminals Fagin and Jack are afraid that he will denounce them and kidnap him.

En Londres, Oliver conoce a Jack Dawkins que se aprovecha de su inocencia para incursionarlo en el mundo del crimen, para pertenecer a la pandilla de un rufián de nombre Fagin, en unas de las incursiones de robo en que llevaron engañado a Oliver lo confunden como el ladrón, hasta que se dan cuenta de su inocencia y queda libre, allí conoce al Sr. Brownlow, quien luego lo ayuda, pero los criminales Fagin y Jack sienten miedo que los delate y lo secuestran.

Fagin is paid to destroy Oliver's reputation and they begin a series of situations that put Oliver's life in danger, in the end he escapes and is helped by his benefactors and they begin to find out Oliver's true identity, until they discover that he is the possessor. of an inheritance and that his stepbrother to know of its existence tries to destroy it, Oliver on the advice of his benefactor gives half to his stepbrother and begins a life in peace.

A Fagin, le pagan para destruir la reputación de Oliver y comienzan unas series de situaciones que ponen la vida de Oliver en peligro, al final escapa y es ayudado por sus benefactores y comienzan a averiguar la verdadera identidad de Oliver, hasta descubrir que es poseedor de una herencia y que su hermanastro al saber de su existencia intenta destruirlo, Oliver por consejo de su benefactor le da la mitad a su hermanastro y comienza una vida en paz.

This novel crudely shows the social reality that in the 19th century with industrialization was coupled with high migration, where child exploitation, crime and prostitution were a terrible reality in the cities of the world. If you have the opportunity to read it, you will not regret it.

Esta novela muestra con crudeza la realidad social que en el siglo 19 con la industrialización se dio aunado a la elevada migración, en donde la explotación infantil, criminalidad y prostitución eran una terrible realidad en las ciudades del mundo. Si tienes la oportunidad de leerla hazlo no te arrepentirás.