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Mister Bumble comes to get Oliver when he turns nine on page 31 to take him to the workhouse.
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Because he was born in the workhouse and was not looked after properly, the little Oliver Twist was undernourished, but he was not crippled.
Oliver is born to his Mother in a workhouse for the poor, and his Mother dies shortly afterwards.
When she gave birth to Oliver she was drunk. After she had gave birth she died so Oliver had to be put into a junior workhouse She was not drunk. She was ill.
they were afraid of being sent to a workhouse
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist is an orphan who is living in a workhouse, where he asks for more gruel, leading to his eventual journey through Victorian London.
The main incident in Oliver Twist is when Oliver is born in a workhouse, grows up in a harsh environment, sells his mother's locket for food, and eventually runs away to London where he joins a gang of young pickpockets led by Fagin. This sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads Oliver to discover his true identity and find a new, better life.
Whole families were sent there if they could not keep themselves.
Oliver Twist is the character who famously asked for more in Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist." Oliver dares to request more gruel at the workhouse, sparking a series of events that leads to his journey of self-discovery and struggle for a better life.
Homeless children were sent to live in a harsh place called a workhouse.
The character who asked for more in Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist" is Oliver Twist himself. Oliver, an orphan living in a workhouse, famously asked for more gruel, leading to his drastic punishment and eventual journey to London.