The extract “Oliver wants some more” belongs to Chapter II of the novel “Oliver Twist” written by Charles Dickens, in which he wants to highlights social problems and to focus indirectly the reader’s attention on the condition in the workhouses during the Victorian age.

The extract is organized into three parts: the first one (lines 1-20) is the introduction in which Dickens describes the condition of Oliver Twist and his friends that had to “suffered the tortuous of slow starvation for three months”.

The second part (lines 21-36) describes the fact, in particular describes the dinner time during which Oliver has to ask “for some more” and the protagonist’s feelings. Dickens wants to focus the reader’s attention not only on the children’s condition but also on their feelings: “Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless, and misery” through tis expression the novelist creates the idea of poverty and reflects on the economic insecurities. Dickens uses the grotesque and a dark tone to describe children’s meal but also to criticize the Victorian society.

Finally, the third part (lines 37-52) describes the master’s reaction and secondly,
Mr. Limbkins‘ reaction, after whose Oliver Twist was hung and for 5 pounds offered to anyone to “ any trade, business or calling”.

Furthermore, Dickens during the whole work uses a rhetorical language because he wants to criticize through a metaphorical use of language, the living condition of the children in the workhouses, and uses a onomatopoeic language to create a mental image in the reader’s mind.
However, talking about the narrator, there’s a voice outside to narrate the story that takes Oliver’s point of view: indeed the whole story develops through descriptions, narrations and also dialogues. Dickens uses the form of dialogues in different parts of the story to keep alive the reader’s attention.

Last but not least, Dickens not only used irony and a negative descriptions but he also uses a positive tone and celebrative use of language towards Oliver because for him, he represents a means of progress, changes and revolution for this period.