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World Civilizations II Oliver Twist Oliver Twist was written during the 1830’s. During this time England was undergoing many changes. England was transforming from a rural agricultural economy to an urban industrial society. During this time the middle class reached a point to where they had as much influence as the British aristocrats. During the 1830’s Britain was a very class conscious society, the middle class was desperately trying to gain their share in political …

…child in them. The houses should have been a place for refuge instead they were poorly run and the authorities kept most of the money. The most important times in this book, to me, happened when Oliver was younger. This was when the start of the revolution was just picking up and when all of the changes were rapidly taking place. As a result all of Europe changed form agriculture to a rural industrialized society.