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Oliver Twist is a good illustration of Dickens’s belief that the novel should do more than merely entertain. It should, he believed, be directed toward social reform. poverty and homelessness brings many evils .Crime is bad enough in itself, Dickens seems to be saying. When crime is the result of poverty, it completely dehumanizes society. Although he bitterly attacks the defects of existing institutions — government, the law, ecation, penal systems — and mercilessly exposes the injustice and wretchedness inflicted by them, he does not suggest the overthrow of the established order. To bring about improvements, he depended upon the release of the goodness that he felt to be inherent in all human nature. As a result, he firmly hated all indivials, institutions, and systems that he regarded as standing in the way of natural human goodness. He does not believe this endowment of human goodness is indestructible. In Oliver Twist, he acknowledges that the trait of goodness in humanity can be irretrievably lost if it is subjected to ungoverned corrupting influences. For this reason, Dickens lays great stress on environment in the development of character and regulation of conct. Although he had little faith in the operation of politics, he rested his hopes for progress on ecation. But schooling must be well conceived and administered. It is noteworthy that whenever Oliver Twist’s fortunes begin to rise, his benefactors immediately take an interest in his ecation. On the positive side, Dickens places heavy value on the elevating influence of a wholesome environment. He emphasizes the power of benevolence to overcome depravity (degradation). Dickens is often accused of being weak or lacking in character portrayal. Dickens’s distinctive gifts as a storyteller yielded the most remarkable creations. Dickens was more concerned with the outer behavior of people than he was with the exploration of psychological depths.