Rose Maylie and Oliver
Directions: Please read Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, Chapters 41-end. Please compose a comprehensive blog using at least THREE of the chapters from the reading. Make it a cross section of the chapters, one from the beginning, middle, and end of the reading selection. You may discuss characterization, plot developments, make predictions, and/or ask questions. Your blog response must include your personal insights, as well as 3-4 direct quotations from the text to back-up your responses. Remember to engage with one another.
Oliver Twist Audiobook
Dowol Lee
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 43, Noah meets Fagin. The Dodger is arrested for trying to pick pocketing someone. Noah’s first job is to go to the police station to go to the Dodger’s trial. The Artful Dodger is convicted and sentenced. The Dodger doesn’t really seem to care. It shows when he says “'Oh ah! I'll come on,' replied the Dodger, brushing his hat with the palm of his hand. 'Ah! (to the Bench) it's no use your looking frightened; I won't show you no mercy, not a ha'porth of it. You'll pay for this, my fine fellers. I wouldn't be you for something! I wouldn't go free, now, if you was to fall down on your knees and ask me. Here, carry me off to prison! Take me away!'”
In Chapter 48, Sikes leaves London, a salesman approaches him by advertising a stain cleaner because there is blood on his hat. Sikes flees the Inn. Sikes leaves and he finds a fire from a local barn. He helps out put it out. He then decides to go back to London and hide. I feel that Sikes is very traumatized and he keeps imagining Nancy’s dead eyes. “And here he remained in such terror as none but he can know, trembling in every limb, and the cold sweat starting from every pore, when suddenly there arose upon the night-wind the noise of distant shouting, and the roar of voices mingled in alarm and wonder. Any sound of men in that lonely place, even though it conveyed a real cause of alarm, was something to him. He regained his strength and energy at the prospect of personal danger; and springing to his feet, rushed into the open air.”
In Chapter 53, Noah is pardoned because he testifies against Fagin. Charley goes to an honest life and becomes a grazier. Brownlow arranges for Monk’s property to be divided between Oliver and Monks. Monks travels to the New World, and ends up in prison where he dies.
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DeleteMichael DiCenzo
ReplyDeleteChapter 43
Noah meets Fagin. The Dodger is arrested for trying to pickpocketing someone. Noah’s first job is to go to the police station to go to the Dodger’s trial. The Artful Dodger is sentenced. The Dodger doesn’t really seem to care. It shows when he says “'Oh ah! I'll come on,' replied the Dodger, brushing his hat with the palm of his hand. 'Ah! (to the Bench) it's no use your looking frightened; I won't show you no mercy, not a ha'porth of it. You'll pay for this, my fine fellers. I wouldn't be you for something! I wouldn't go free, now, if you were to fall down on your knees and ask me. Here, carry me off to prison! Take me away!'”
Chapter 47
When Sikes delivers stolen goods to Fagin that night, Fagin and Noah relate the details of Nancy’s trip. Fagin does not tell Sikes that Nancy insisted that her associates not get into trouble. In a rage, Sikes rushes home and beats Nancy to death while she begs for mercy.
Chapter 53
Noah is pardoned because he testifies against Fagin. Charley goes to an honest life and becomes a grazier. Brownlow arranges for Monk’s property to be divided between Oliver and Monks. Monks travel to the New World and end up in prison where he dies.
Michael DiCenzo
Deletein chapter 53 Oliver also gets adopted by Mr Brownlow.
Anthony Dimuzio
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 43 Noah meets Fagin. The Dodger is arrested for trying to pickpocket someone. Noah’s first job is to go to the police station to go to the Dodger’s trial so he could try to get Dodger to not go to jail. The Artful Dodger is convicted and sentenced. Even though he is proven guilty and sentenced to jail the Dodger doesn’t really seem to care. It shows when he says “'Oh ah! I'll come on,' replied the Dodger, brushing his hat with the palm of his hand. 'Ah! (to the Bench) it's no use your looking frightened; I won't show you no mercy, not a ha'porth of it. You'll pay for this, my fine fellers. I wouldn't be you for something! I wouldn't go free, now, if you was to fall down on your knees and ask me. Here, carry me off to prison! Take me away!'”
In Chapter 48 Sikes leaves London then a salesman approaches him by advertising a stain cleaner because there is blood on his hat.Sikes leaves and he finds a fire from a local barn and he helps out put it out. He then decides to go back to London and hide. I feel that Sikes is very traumatized about Nancy and he keeps imagining Nancy’s dead eyes. He feels guilty for killing Nancy and her dead eyes are haunting him in his memories. “And here he remained in such terror as none but he can know, trembling in every limb, and the cold sweat starting from every pore, when suddenly there arose upon the night-wind the noise of distant shouting, and the roar of voices mingled in alarm and wonder. Any sound of men in that lonely place, even though it conveyed a real cause of alarm, was something to him. He regained his strength and energy at the prospect of personal danger; and springing to his feet, rushed into the open air.”
In Chapter 53 Fagin dies on the gallows. Sikes hangs himself by accident. Mr. and Mrs. Bumble are deprived of the right to ever hold public office again. They descend into poverty and suffer the same privations they had forced on paupers in the past. Monks never reforms or does life show him any mercy. Mr.For him, there is no redemption. Like Noah, he serves as a foil—a character whose attributes contrast with, and thereby Brownlow dies in a american prison. Oliver and all of his friends end up living in the same neighborhood together and live a good happy life.
Robbie Mahlebjian
ReplyDeleteChapter 43: While fleeing to Lendon Noah meets Fagin which allows Noah to be in his gang letting him rob little children. I think this is important because when he comes in contact with Oliver he might beat him up and take him to Fagin. I think this is going to happen because Noah says this “yer a very nice man, and I'm very fond of yer; but we ain't quite so thick together, as all that comes to.” agreeing with most of Fagins beliefs.
Chapter 44: Ironically Nancy tries to leave Lendon taking the bridge when Sikes notices. Sikes catches up to her, beats her, and restrains her. Which I think the act of leaving means she wants to have a better life where she isn’t a prostitute. This is evident when she says no to coming back to the bad life “Not till you let me go—not till you let me go—Never—never!' screamed the girl.”
Chapter 47: After giving the info to Mr. Brownlow about Oliver she heads home. Fagin and Sikes start talking about Nancy visiting the Brownlows which Noah saw. When Sikes gets mad he goes to Nancy and beats her to death in a heap of rage. This event would scar even Sikes himself.
Celia Hoffman
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 46, Nancy meets Mr. Brownlow and Rose on London Bridge and takes them to a secluded spot. Noah hears Nancy beg them to make sure that none of her associates get into trouble because of her choice to help Oliver. They agree and Nancy tells them when they will likely see Monks visiting the public house. They hope to catch Monks and force the truth about Oliver from him. Nancy’s description of Monks startles Mr. Brownlow, who seems to know him. Brownlow begs Nancy to accept their help, but she says that she is chained to her life. He and Rose leave. Nancy cries and then heads for home. Noah hurries to Fagin’s house. After Sikes hears what Nancy did, he beat her to death.
Chapter 50, Toby Crackit and Tom Chitling flee to an island after Fagin and Noah are captured by the police. Sikes arrives soon after. Charley Bates arrives and attacks the murderer, calling for the others to help him. The search party and an angry mob arrive demanding justice. Sikes climbs onto the roof with a rope, intending to lower himself to escape. However, he loses his balance when he imagines that he sees Nancy’s eyes before him. The rope catches around his neck, and he falls to his death.
Chapter 53, The plan worked and they got Monks to confess. Noah is pardoned from the law because he testifies against Fagin. Charley turns to an honest life and becomes a successful grazier. Brownlow arranges for Monks’s property to be divided between Monks and Oliver. Monks traveled to the New World, where he wasted his share of the inheritance and lives a life that leads him to prison, where he dies. Brownlow adopts Oliver as his son. He, Losberne, and Grimwigend up near the rural church over which Harry presides.
Xingyun Pan
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter XLII, Noah and Charlotte stole Mr. Sowerberry’s money and decided to travel to London and they rest at the “Three Cripples”. At there, they met Fagin. Fagin heard them talking about stealing money from Mr. Sowerberry and threatened them to work for him. “but as he recollected that, in the event of his refusal, it was in the power of his new acquaintance to give him up to justice immediately” I think Noah and Charlotte is very important because I first thought that they’re background figured who will never appear again, but they appear in the most most important part of the story again and they go to Fagin’s side. I think they will turn the story and maybe harm the little Oliver.
In Chapter XLIV, after Nancy told Rose Fagin’s plan, she could not hide the fear and the worried to Sikes completely so she acts strange. The bell strikes and it’s 11 o’clock and Nancy is trying to get out and meet Mr. Brownlow. Fagin sees it and tells Sikes, Sikes stop Nancy in a violent way with no reason. Nancy tries and begs until 12 o’clock, Mr. Brownlow is probably gone, so she stops trying to get out. This is her only chance because she didn’t know that if Mr. Brownlow is going to come back again and if they are going to still trust her. She acts really upsets. Fagin looks watch all these and he had an idea. Fagin thinks that Nancy had made some new friends and he thinks that this is a chance to drive a wedge between Nancy and Sikes so Nancy will kill Sikes and work for him forever “'I can,' said Fagin, almost aloud. 'She durst not refuse me then. Not for her life, not for her life! I have it all. The means are ready, and shall be set to work. I shall have you yet!'”The only problem left is he needs to collect evidence to threaten her but we all know that Mr. Brownlow is Nancy’s “new friend” and if Fagin finds out, Nancy will be branded a traitor and their plan may be noticed.
In Chapter XLVIII, Sikes kills Nancy. He is very scared after he did that. He became paranoid and even hallucinated. “ but it was worse to fancy the eyes, and imagine them moving towards him than to see them glaring upward as if watching the reflection of the pool of gore that quivered and danced in the sunlight on the ceiling” He can’t forget the lifeless eyes of Nancy staring at him. He escapes to Hendon to get a meal after he cleans the blood. But he feels like everyone is staring at him with suspicion and he becomes very sensitive to other’s words. Nancy’s death is torturing him.
Jacob Moore
ReplyDeleteChapter 46/47
In the beginning of chapter 46 Nancy goes to the London Bridge where she finds Mr.Brownlow and Rose. Nancy takes them to a spot where she hopes none of them will be heard. Noah ends up following them and listening to their conversation about how Nancy wants to make sure that none of the people she works with will get into trouble because it was her decision to help young Oliver. Nancy and Mr.Brownlow both agree to not let her associates get in trouble. Nancy then explains that they will most likely spot Monks going to the public house where they can catch him and get him to tell the truth about Oliver. When Nancy is describing Monks to Rose and Mr.Brownlow, Mr.Brownlow says that he is pretty sure he knows Monks already when listening to her description. “A broad red mark, like a burn or scald?' cried the gentleman”-Mr.Brownlow (chapter 46) this quote shows Mr.Brownlow finishing one of Nacys Descriptions of Monks which proves that he Knows who he is. Once Again Nancy is asked for them to help her change her ways but she declines saying she is already too far in. After they all Leave Noah goes back to Fagin with all the information that he has heard from Nancy.in Chapter 37 after sikes gives fagin the stuff that he stole Noah tells Fagin about what Nancy had said. Fagin tells Sikes but does not tell him that she said that she wishes none of them get in to trouble. After hearing this Fagin ends up killing nancy in a fit of rage.
Chapter 49
In chapter 49 Mr.Brownlow finally catches Monks and brings him back to his house. While Mr.Brownlow is asking Monks Questions he reveals his true identity as Edward Leeford. As it turns out Mr.Brownlow knew Edwards father Mr. Leeford. When Mr.Leeford was younger he had to marry an older woman who was very wealthy. Over time the couple split apart but stayed married. After they split the Wife and Edward went to Paris. Back in london Mr.Leeford fell in love with Oliver's mother Agnes and she got pregnant. Mr.leeford was left with a large amount of money so he went to Rome to collect his inheritance From his wife. When his wife heard he was coming she decided to meet him with he son Edward. On his way there Mr.Leeford ended up becoming sick and died. Mr.Brownlow Knew that Leefords wife had burned his will so that Leeford money was given to his wife and son(Edward). When Edwards mom died he moved to the West Indies. The reason Mr.Brownlow Went to the west indies was because he believed that Edward had taken Oliver after he had gone Missing. Lastly People were searching for sikes after he murdered Nancy.
Chapter 53
In chapter 53 Mr.Brownlow divides Edwards land between him and Oliver. After that Edward leaves and goes somewhere with his share of the inheritance money. Edward gets into some trouble and goes to jail where he dies. Lastly Mr.Brownlow takes Oliver in as his son and they move to a place right near a church that Harry is in Charge of. How Mr. Brownlow went on, “from day to day, filling the mind of his adopted child with stores of knowledge, and becoming attached to him, more and more, as his nature developed itself”-Narrator (Chapter 53) I chose this quote because I thought it showed how heartwarming it was to hear how much Mr.Brownlow cares for oliver and how good their life is going.
Yasmiin Ali
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 42, Fagin talks to Noah Claypole. Noah and Charlotte steal Mr. Sowerberry and flee to London. They later stop by at the Three Cripples inn and see Fagin and Barney. Fagin overhears Noah and Charlotte talk about stealing from Mr. Sowerberry and decides to try and get Noah to join the gang. “ 'I'll tell you more,' said Fagin, after he had reassured the girl, by dint of friendly nods and muttered encouragements. 'I have got a friend that I think can gratify your darling wish, and put you in the right way, where you can take whatever department of the business you think will suit you best at first, and be taught all the others.' ” Fagin is a businessman and it nice to see him trying to persuade an adult to join a gang and not a child. Some kids are gullible and adults are harder to trick when not knowing if they’re smart are not.
In Chapter 49, Mr. Brownlow captured Monks and brought him to Brownlow’s home. We as readers and the characters hear the truth about Oliver Twist’s past life. Monks real name is Edward Leeford and his father fell in love and had an affair with Oliver’s mom, Agnes Fleming. Mr. Leeford (father of Edward) was married to a wealthy older woman who he didn't like and they were not divorced when the affair happened but they were separated. The relative who had benefited most from Mr. Leeford’s forced marriage left him a fortune. Mr. Leeford gave Mr. Brownlow a painting of Agnes to take care of while he went to get the fortune in Rome. His wife heard about his fortune and decided to see him. She then learned that there was an affair and she and Monks burned the Fortune. “The two gentlemen hastily separated; each in a fever of excitement wholly uncontrollable.”
In Chapter 52/53, is when most of the characters get what they deserve. Fagin gets sentenced to death for all the crimes he committed. Mr. Brownlow and Oliver go to his cell and find out the location of papers verifying Oliver’s identity. Monks and Oliver divide the fortune between them. However, Monks travels the New World but lives an awful life and goes to jail. Harry ends up not wanting to be in the higher class and becomes a poor clergyman and marries Rose. Mr. Brownlow adopts Oliver as his son. “I have said that they were truly happy; and without strong affection and humanity of heart, and gratitude to that Being whose code is Mercy, and whose great attribute is Benevolence to all things that breathe, happiness can never be attained.”
Chapter 41- Rose begins to search to find out Oliver’s Birth mystery. Rose knows Oliver is a good child and is trying to make others understand what she sees. Brownlow is very happy when Rose brings Oliver in to see him.
ReplyDeleteChapter 44- Sikes captured Nancy and restrains her in a room. Fagin came in and asked if she wanted to leave the relationship with Sikes. Nancy doesn’t know what to say because she doesn’t know what Fagin will use against her.
Chapter 47- Sikes begins to deliver stolen items to Fagin. Noah and Fagin tell Sikes something different about Nancy’s trip and they told him what really happened. Fagin does not tell Sikes that Nancy insisted that her associates not get in trouble. Sikes kills Nancy.
Olivia Dionisio
DeleteSuhani Karki
ReplyDeleteIn chapter 43 Noah and Fagin meet. The dodger is pickpocketing someone and is then arrested getting caught. The Artful Dodger is sentenced and convicted and even though he is proven guilty the Dodger doesn’t care. I can tell because he says “'Oh ah! I'll come on,' replied the Dodger, brushing his hat with the palm of his hand. 'Ah! (to the Bench) it's no use your looking frightened; I won't show you no mercy, not a ha'porth of it. You'll pay for this, my fine fellers. I wouldn't be you for something! I wouldn't go free, now, if you was to fall down on your knees and ask me. Here, carry me off to prison! Take me away!'”
In chapter 48, Sikes leave and he finds a fire from a local barn, and he helps to put it our. He then decides to go back to London and hide. I think that sikes is disturbed after seeing Nancy’s dead eyes. “And here he remained in such terror as none but he can know, trembling in every limb, and the cold sweat starting from every pore, when suddenly there arose upon the night-wind the noise of distant shouting, and the roar of voices mingled in alarm and wonder. Any sound of men in that lonely place, even though it conveyed a real cause of alarm, was something to him. He regained his strength and energy at the prospect of personal danger; and springing to his feet, rushed into the open air.”
In chapter 53 Mr. Brownlow divides edwards land between him and Oliver. Near the end Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in as his son and they move to a place right near a church that Harry is in Charge of. Mr. Brownlow then said “from day to day, filling the mind of his adopted child with stores of knowledge, and becoming attached to him, more and more, as his nature developed itself.”
Sean Curtis-
ReplyDeleteChapter 46: Noah hears Nancy beg.They agree and Nancy tells them when they will likely see the Monks. They hope to catch Monks and force the truth about Oliver. Nancy’s description of Monks startles Mr. Brownlow, who seems to know him. Brownlow begs Nancy to accept their help, but she says that she is chained to her life. He and Rose leave. Nancy cries and then heads for home. Noah hurries to Fagin’s house. After Sikes hears what Nancy did, he beat her to death.
Chapter 47: Fagin and Sikes start talking about Nancy visiting the Brownlows. When Sikes gets mad he goes to Nancy and beats her to death in a heap of rage. This event would scar even Sikes himself.
In chapter 53: Mr. Brownlow adopts Oliver. Mr and Mrs. Bumble go into poverty. The monks are forced to divide there property with Oliver because of Mr. Brownlow. The monks now go to America.
Griffin Littlewood
ReplyDeleteChapter 42
Noah and Charlotte run away to london right after they had robbed mr.Sowerberry. They go to the three cripples this is where he finds Fagin and Barney. Fagin quickly recruits them and assigns them people to rob."'is the young children that's sent on errands by their mothers, with sixpences and shillings; and the lay is just to take their money away—they've always got it ready in their hands,—then knock 'em into the kennel, and walk off very slow, as if there were nothing else the matter but a child fallen down and hurt itself. Ha! ha! ha!'"
Chapter 43
Noah goes back to Fagins place where they find out the Artful Dodger had been arrested for pick pocketing. Noah's first job is to watch Noahs's trial. The Dodger is sentenced to transportation and Noah hurries back to tell Fagin."The two hastened back together, to bear to Mr. Fagin the animating news that the Dodger was doing full justice to his bringing-up, and establishing for himself a glorious reputation.".
Chapter 44
Sikes and Fagin have a conversation while Nancy finds new love. He want her to kill sikes to solidify there love and his place in Fagins gang.
Sikes tries to find the identity of this new love and attempting to black mail her. "Such brains are fertile in expedients. If, without extracting a confession from herself, he laid a watch, discovered the object of her altered regard, and threatened to reveal the whole history to Sikes (of whom she stood in no common fear) unless she entered into his designs, could he not secure her compliance?".
Shruthi Saravanan
ReplyDeleteIn Chapter 42 we are introduced with Noah and Charlotte walking to London, Noah is leading the way with a parcel on a stick while Charlotte is left behind with all the rest of the bags. After their long walk, they finally reach London and Noah goes about to find a place to take a quick drink. While at a little place Noah was drinking and talking to Charlotte when Fagin was overhearing them. He was interested in Noah because he seemed useful and helpful for him. So he then approached him and gave him this offer of becoming one of him. “You’ve hit the right the nail upon the head, and are as safe here as you can be (379)”. Noah was hesitant on Fagin’s offer at first but then Fagin was finally able to convince him to give in and accept the offer.
Chapter 47 for me was one of the most intense chapters because this was the chapter after Noah successfully followed Nancy out in the night and overheard everything she said to her companies so this was when everyone else including Fagin and Sikes will find out about Nancy betraying them. It started off with Sikes coming to the place where Noah and Fagin were at, Fagin waiting here, tense and Noah taking a nap. At first, when Sikes kept asking Fagin what was the matter and he wasn’t quite sure how to say it in the best way possible so Sikes won’t go completely out of his mind. So Fagin explain what Sikes would do if he found out certain people even himself did that sort of betrayal and in every example, he gave Sikes responded with a violent answer. “I’d do something in the jail that ‘ud put me in irons (418)”. So then at last Fagin managed to get out the word that this sort of thing did happen to take place and the person who committed it was none other than Nancy herself.
In the last chapter of Oliver Twist, chapter 53 everything get’s finalized and settled. Rose and Harry end up getting married and going to where Harry’s job is located. Mr. Brownlow tries to help out Monks so he can get his life back together by giving him money though he had a different idea and just ended up dying as a knave. Oliver also gets adopted which I was very happy about knowing now Oliver will permanently have a safe life while he gets older and grows up as a man. When Oliver and Mr. Brownlow move near Rose and Harry, Dr. Losbrone also moves close by due to his love with the group he managed to be a part of. Noah and Charlotte get accused of the small crimes they were a part of with Fagin. The Bumbles got pushed down from their past title and now they must go back to working in the workhouse. The chapter happily ends with Oliver finally being completely happy and not worried about anything with his beautiful aunt Rose and his kind adopted father Mr. Brownlow.
jillian Boyer
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning and middle of the book, most of the conflicts were caused by characters not knowing. Whether it was that they didn't know someone’s true intentions, they did know a characters background or their whereabouts. No that we are nearing the end, everything is becoming known for all of the characters. Monks knows where an who oliver is, Mr. Bumble knows as well. Fagin and Sikes know, and the two noble families are figuring it out. Us readers are even figuring it out, now that we know the intentions of monks and again, and also monks relation to oliver. This shows a turning point in the book, where now any conflict cannot be hidden or discreet. Whoever will end up getting their way will have to do it using their wit and the people on their side, rather than using the other characters unawareness of the situation.
By adding many sie stories, it shows that Dickens is an excellent writer. Having side stories makes the plot interesting, and have more depth. In this novel we see something more impressive. Dickens has tens of side stories, from little Dick in the workhouse to Rose and Harry, and he manages to connect them ALL to the main plot or the main theme. That takes a lot of planning out and intense plot planning. That being said, there is one sid story that i assume is simply in the novel for money. That is Rose and Harry’s story. I have learned recently that no matter how good a series is, it gets an insane amount more publicity if it has a love story in it. I'm sure dickens knew his, and so he added a classic love story to draw in a wider range of readers
Evan Lin
ReplyDeleteChapter 44
Nancy tries to reach Rose and Mr. Brownlow, but fails. Sikes and Fagin catch her, and lock her in. Nancy resists, telling Sikes that "you don't know what you are doing. You don't indeed". Sikes thinks Nancy's behavior is caused by "woman's obstinacy", which is representative of the attitude towards women at the time. After the conversation, Fagin tells Nancy that "you have a staunch friend in me", and that he can help her get rid of Sikes. It is all part of Fagin's plan, as he walks back home and asks himself: "how can I increase my influence with her? Fagin looks for opportunities to take control of other people.
Chapter 50
Crackit, Chitling, and Kags went into a hideout on Jacob's Island, waiting for everything to calm down so they won't get caught. They were expecting Charley Bates to come in too, but Sikes arrives before him. They were scared of him, as when Crackit looks out the window to see who was knocking, he was "shaking all over". When Sikes entered, "not a word had been exchanged", showing how much of an outsider Sikes was to the gang after the murder. Charley Bates enters, and when encountering Sikes, he looks at Sikes "with horror in his eyes", and calls him a monster. A mob of people gather around the building as Bates' shouting got their attention. Sikes runs to the roof and tries to escape, but he accidentally hangs himself instead. If Sikes was caught while he was escaping, he would have been hanged anyways for the murder, so his death would be inevitable.
Chapter 51
Mr. Brownlow brings everybody to Oliver's old town. Monks reveals that he and his mother burnt the will and letter from his father directed towards Oliver and his mother Agnes. He refers to Oliver as a "bastard child", but Mr. Brownlow tells him that "the term you use...reflects disgrace on no one living except you who use it". Mr. Brownlow is a rich man, but unlike most other rich people in Dickens' time, Brownlow is very accepting of other peoples. Mr. Grimwig brings in Mr. Bumble, and he acts like he cares about Oliver, saying how he "always loved that boy", which is not true.