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Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens
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Oliver’s innocence is not being protected. It’s the exact opposite, although he is innocent – nobody who wasn’t would have said ‘Can I have some more?’ in those circumstances. I think this is a completely different angle on childhood innocence. Because Oliver knows what he’s doing.