Essay from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, course: ENGL 499, language: English, abstract: This paper presents the subject of the class system in Charles Dickens' novel -Oliver Twist- as compared to the social stratification in Pakistan today. The investigation centers on the settings and symbolism in the novel which uncovers the social stratification during the Victorian age and traces the commonalities of class society between the Victorians and contemporary Pakistani society. Dickens showcases that poverty and vice are hereditary traits and...