Literary Analysis of Main Heroes in the Novels “the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “Oliver Twist”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/ijcm.v17i.363Keywords:
childhood, realism, Oliver Twist, Huckleberry Finn, British literature, American literature, critical realism, childhood problemsAbstract
Oliver Twist and Huckleberry Finn are the main heroes of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. Both of the heroes are depicted in the novels as child. Their childhood was described differently. Being children they experienced various adventures. Oliver Twist lived in very harsh conditions. Being orphan he met lots of people both cruel and kind. However, Huckleberry Finn was naughty and he had loving relatives. Authors wrote realistic live in a critical way. This work opens the ways of childhood depiction in novels.
References
Alexandr Pope, An Anthology of English Literature XIX, 1949
Dickens Charles, The Adventures of Oliver Twist Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com
Twain Mark, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn