Charles Dickens
- Book Summary
- About Oliver Twist
- Character List
- Summary and Analysis
- Chapters 1-2
- Chapters 3-4
- Chapters 5-7
- Chapters 8-9
- Chapters 10-11
- Chapters 12-13
- Chapters 14-16
- Chapter 17
- Chapters 18-19
- Chapters 20-22
- Chapters 23-24
- Chapters 25-26
- Chapter 27
- Chapters 28-31
- Chapter 32
- Chapters 33-36
- Chapters 37-38
- Chapters 39-41
- Chapters 42-43
- Chapters 44-46
- Chapters 47-48
- Chapter 49
- Chapter 50
- Chapter 51
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Character Analysis
- Oliver Twist
- Monks
- fa*gin
- Sikes
- Nancy
- Rose Maylie
- Brownlow
- Charles Dickens Biography
- Critical Essays
- Early 19th-Century England
- Setting of Oliver Twist
- Plot and Structure of Oliver Twist
- Themes of Oliver Twist
- Symbolism in Oliver Twist
- Study Help
- Quiz
- Essay Questions
- Cite this Literature Note
Character Analysis Brownlow
Brownlow's character is a admixture of the many traits normally found in people.
Basically kind and generous, he has some common, questionable characteristics. He is often impatient and curt. At times, he cannot resist teasing his dutiful housekeeper. In the pursuit of his objectives, he is not always governed by the most commendable regard for legal and ethical considerations; or, to express the essence of his character in another way, Brownlow is a man who, when it suits him, allows the ends to justify the means. But still, Brownlow is an unselfish man for whom benevolence is an active principle. To have good intentions is not enough for him; he must express his impulses in energetic action. It is as an activist that Brownlow prosecutes Oliver's cause. After the old gentleman takes over the management of the boy's affairs, he becomes the acknowledged leader of the honorable company gathered around Oliver. (Compare him to fa*gin.) And in a Dickens novel, when battle begins against the elements of vice and corruption, the good guys win.
- Book Summary
- About Oliver Twist
- Character List
- Summary and Analysis
- Chapters 1-2
- Chapters 3-4
- Chapters 5-7
- Chapters 8-9
- Chapters 10-11
- Chapters 12-13
- Chapters 14-16
- Chapter 17
- Chapters 18-19
- Chapters 20-22
- Chapters 23-24
- Chapters 25-26
- Chapter 27
- Chapters 28-31
- Chapter 32
- Chapters 33-36
- Chapters 37-38
- Chapters 39-41
- Chapters 42-43
- Chapters 44-46
- Chapters 47-48
- Chapter 49
- Chapter 50
- Chapter 51
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Character Analysis
- Oliver Twist
- Monks
- fa*gin
- Sikes
- Nancy
- Rose Maylie
- Brownlow
- Charles Dickens Biography
- Critical Essays
- Early 19th-Century England
- Setting of Oliver Twist
- Plot and Structure of Oliver Twist
- Themes of Oliver Twist
- Symbolism in Oliver Twist
- Study Help
- Quiz
- Essay Questions
- Cite this Literature Note