Question

Plato: Which aspect of industrialized Britain does Charles Dickens criticize in this excerpt from Oliver Twist?

Answer 1

The answer is D.  a lack of compassion of all classes toward the suffering of the poor

Answer 2

The correct answer is the following: option D. In the excerpt from "Oliver Twist", Charles Dickens criticize the lack of compassion of all classes toward the suffering of the poor, an aspect of industrialized Britain.

One of the main themes of the novel written by Dickens is the tension between the different social classes. As Dickens was writing the novels during the Industrial Revolution, he was influenced by the social scenario of that particular time, and how the contrast between the poor and the wealthy was more prevalent than ever before in Britain.