A Topical Proposal for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

The Topical Proposal is an explanation of the book you’ve chosen, why you chose it, what it is about, and what you intend to research and discuss in your paper. (Note: the chosen book is Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens)

For the Topical Proposal, you must give a concise summary of the book, explaining the main idea and key points. Give a brief explanation as to why you chose the text and what you intend to research and discuss in your paper. It should be at least 750 words. Be sure to include the following:

Introduce the author and the text. Provide necessary background for the readers to understand your proposal

Give some information on the text itself-publication date, country in which it was published, social norms of the intended audience

Briefly explain why this text is an important text

Give an overview of your plans for research and discovery

Provide a summary of the full text so that someone who has never read the book understands the main concepts

Give character analyses and consider why the protagonist might be a good protagonist for the intended audience

Delve into your precursory analysis of the influence of Enlightenment, Revolutionary, and Romantic (think emotions and passion here) eras on the text. Provide a working hypothesis about how you think the text is influential

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