Summary Chapter 2
Subscribe for ad free access & additional features for teachers. Authors: 267, Books: 3,607, Poems & Short Stories: 4,435, Forum Members: 71,154, Forum Posts: 1,238,602, Quizzes: 344 There is no female at the workhouse that is capable of providing nourishment to the infant Oliver Twist. The parish authorities send Oliver to another workhouse, where he is placed into the custody of an elderly female who takes in orphans for sevenpence halfpenny. The woman feeds the children very little. Most die from starvation, cold, falling into the fire, or being accidentally smothered. Sometimes these deaths are investigated. However, the woman is never brought up on charges, for the authorities protect themselves by protecting her. Oliver Twist is pale, sinewy, and small for his age (8 years old now
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