Depending on wealth or social class, the lives of children during the Victorian era differ greatly from the lives of children today. Some very distinct examples include: child labor, health and safety, and general living conditions. The novel Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens, provides evidence and support for the above claims regarding children during the Victorian era. the boy's almost certain misfortune and his descent into crime" (Paroissien). Oliver Twist's birth was quite tragic, as his mother died almost immediately afterward. Oliver's father was also nowhere to be found, so he was labeled an orphan and was sent to live in a workhouse, where many orphans grew up during Victorian England. ""Please, sir, I want more."... "What!" said the master at last, in a weak voice. "Please, sir," replied Oliver, "I want more." (Dickens 10) The Oliver's request reveals the material abandonment (abuse, hunger and poverty) of children in Dickens's time, when so many were missing. In Oliver's world of deprivation, work and illiteracy, a world in which he often simply tries to survive, adults can. being ridiculous and pompous figures” (Gibson). Children, especially orphans, were seen more as objects than real human beings. Evidence of this is evident in the book when Mr. Bumble constantly tried to push Oliver into apprenticeships with strange people , completely ignoring safety or any thoughts about what Oliver himself wanted. Oliver was eventually adopted as an apprentice… middle of paper… tears” (Dickens 534). somehow emotionally attached to Fagin, despite the older man's many flaws and previous behavior towards the boy. In conclusion, the lives of children during Victorian England differ greatly from the lives of children today, depending on wealth and social class. The novel Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens accurately depicts the lives of poor or orphaned children during this period providing evidence and support to the above statement. From growing up to work in workhouses at a young age, to abuse, hunger and unsafe living conditions, to running away and a life of crime. Of course, the lives of all children are very varied, however Dickens wrote about the social and political situations that happened around him at the time he was alive, including the lives of children..