Oliver And Miss Rose Essay

However, to a large extent, the character of Nancy was also affected by the people around her. In this novel, Oliver and Miss Rose were the two people who had a positive influence on Nancy's character. Oliver had a similar life with Nancy, so every time when Nancy saw the little Oliver, she would be very sympathetic to him and wished this poor boy would not live the same way as she did. That is the main reason why Nancy firmly decided to help Oliver to get rid of Fagin's abuse. And Miss Rose, who never in the midst of cold and hunger, had an quite enviable life. During meeting of Nancy and Rose, Nancy was deeply touched by Rose's kindness. When Oliver was cheated back to Fagin's house, Nancy touched his head softly just like a big sister and asked whether his mother would worry about him. Then, little Oliver told her that he was an orphan so he did not have parents. Nancy can feel that Oliver was just a kind and innocent child from his behavior and words, but she knew that this poor child would be trained by Fagin as a bad pickpocket in a short time. Nancy felt much sympathy for him because …show more content…
"How lucy you are "she also said to Rose, "you had familiy and friends who cared for you from your childhood, and you had never suffered from hunger and cold which I have gone through all my life . "After hearing Rose's pity for her suffering, Nancy said that heaven bless you for your kindness. At the same time, during the process of their discussion about how to rescue the little Oliver together, Rose offered to help Nancy get rid of such terrible situation for many times. But Nancy refused with tears and thought she was too late to leave the life of sin and sorrow. Although Rose failed to change Nancy's mind of leaving her original life, she still illuminated Nancy's dark life like a bunch of light and made Nancy more determined to be