Topic : Comparison of Character of Oliver Twist with Harry Potter

Prepared by : Nidhi R. Jasani

Roll no. :16

Enrolment no. : 14101018

Course : 6, The Victorian literature

Submitted to: M.K. Bhavnagar University Department of English

Email : nidhijasani15@gmail.com

WHAT WE DISCUS TODAY

• Introduction of author

• Oliver Twist

• Harry potter

• Similarity between both

• Difference between Oliver and Harry Potter

CHARLES DICKENS

• 1812 – 70

• Writer of Oliver Twist

• Famous writer of the

Victorian literature

• Born in England.

• After his birth, his mother

was died.

• He was orphan child.

• He spent his childhood in

badly run orphanage.

• Work in ‘work house’

OLIVER TWIST

• He was also orphan child

• After his birth his parents are died.

• Live in his uncle’s house.

• Badly treated by his uncle and aunt.

HARRY POTTER

• Both are orphan

• Ill-treated

• Both are divine child

• Fight with evil things

and bad things of

society

• Struggle for survival

• Individual

• Both are considered

as archetypes of both

‘senex’ and ‘pure

aeternus’

• Father

Similarity between both

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARRY AND OLIVER

*Later on Harry was in hand of

principal of school.

*He got education in school.

*His father left money for him in

bank.

*Good friends.

* Oliver work in ‘work house’

*He was in orphanage.

*He cannot get education.

*Fagin's gang catch him for

robbery.

* Mr. Bumble take care of his in

London.