Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse and spent the first three months of his life there. Until the age of nine, he lived in the miserable house of Mrs. Mann. And then in the Orphanage, where the heartless Mr. Bumble was the superintendent. When he makes the mistake of asking for more food, he is expelled from there as well. Fate leads Oliver to the old Fagin, who trains gangs of boys in theft. Poor and alone, he is drawn into the world of crime for a while, until he decides to escape and live honestly and with dignity.