Child Abuse Of Oliver Reflected In Oliver Twist Novel By Charles Dicken (1838): A Psychoanalytic Perspective

This study aims to explain how child abuse is reflected by Oliver in the novel Oliver Twist (1838) by Charles Dicken using a psychoanalytic perspective. The novel Oliver Twist (1838) is analyzed in two aspects. First is based on what are indicators of child abuse of Oliver in the novel by using psychoanalytic perspective, second is based on why child abuse of Oliver specifically addressed by Charles Dicken in the novel. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. This study uses two sources of data, the first is the novel Oliver Twist (1838) by Charles Dicken as the main source. The second source of data is taken from another resource that is related to the study. The two types of sources are obtained through the book stores and the internet then analyzed by using descriptive analysis. Based on these studies, the researcher draws some conclusions. The first is based on child abuse reflected in the novel by using a psychoanalytic perspective. The second is there is some kind of child abuse which is depicted in the novel. The third is there some background of effect the author raised child abuse reflected by Oliver as the main topic in the novel Oliver Twist (1838)