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n London, he falls into the hands of a gang of thieves ? Rescued by Mr. Brownlow ? Kidnapped by the thieves ? Wounded in a burgling expedition, rescued by Mrs. Maylie and Rose ? Adopted by Mr. Brownlow. A happy ending. ? The novel exposes the inhumanity of city life under capitalism. ? It shows the extreme brutality and corruption of the oppressors and their agents and the helpless sufferings of the poor and oppressed. ? The happy ending es as a result of Dickens’s optimistic belief in the inevitable triumph of good over evil. Good representative Bad representatives The unvanished conscience Oliver Nancy Bedwin Brownlow Fagin Bumble