Chapters 1-9

I've noticed that Dickens uses a very sophisticated vocabulary in Oliver Twist. Here are some "indubitable" examples:
1. indubitably: not to be doubted: obvious or definitely true, and not to be doubted
2. Magnanimously: noble-spirited: very generous, kind, or forgiving
3. choleric: bad-tempered: liable to become angry or irritated, or showing anger or irritation
4. Officiously: unofficial: unofficial or informal, especially in political or diplomatic dealings
5. Imputation: accusation: an accusation of wrongdoing or an attribution of blame
6. Tremulous: fearful: showing fear or nervousness about something

In addition, Dickens inlet's some fascinating quotes which may have some significance:
1. “But nature or inheritance had implanted a good sturdy spirit in Oliver’s breast. It had had plenty of room to expand, thanks to the spare diet of the establishment; and perhaps to this circumstance may be attributed his having any ninth birth-day at all.”
~Dickens appears to be foreshadowing that Oliver Twist has spirit, and is a resilient person. This may play a greater role in the novel, as we learn more about Oliver Twist's life.
2. “As I purpose to show in the sequel whether the white-waistcoated gentleman was right or not, I should perhaps mar the interest of this narrative (supposing it to possess any at all), if I ventured to hint, just yet, whether the life of Oliver Twist had this violent termination or no.”
~Dickens may again be foreshadowing that Oliver Twist's life will end tragically and that he will endure much suffering.
3. “…three pound ten, Oliver!—seventy shillin’s—one hundred and forty sixpences!—and all for a naughty orphan which nobody can’t love.”
~ I believe that Charles Dickens, in this quote, is trying to express the quality of treatment to poor people in the Victorian era. He is implying that nobody can love a poor orphan, and that they are just burdens to society.
4. “This affords charming food for contemplation. It shows us what a beautiful thing human nature sometimes is; and how impartially the same amiable qualities are developed in the finest lord and the dirtiest charity-boy.”
~Dickens is mocking society in this quote in the sense that a rich person and a poor person are really the same because all they do is lust for more money until it drives them, ultimately, to destroy themselves.
5. “It [London] was the very place for a homeless boy, who must die in the streets, unless some one helped him. As these things passed through his thoughts, he jumped upon his feet, and again walked forward.”
~Once again, Dickens is bringing up the poor treatment of orphans and homeless people, in the sense that he's implying that they are outcasts, doomed to failure. In addition, he may be implying a little bit of hope for Oliver. Maybe he's different than those "other failures" since he got up and continued walking to London, despite his exhaustion.

My reaction to what I have read so far has been utmost disgust. Not for Dickens, himself, but for the way he describes the Victorian age as a dirty, filthy time when the lower classes of society were shoved away into homes and "workhouses." It is a sickening thought that Oliver Twist was fed by the undertaker's wife, and even more horrifying to know that he was fed the leftovers from the dog's meal. It absolutely disgusts me to know that Victorians treated anybody this way, but especially the poor people, who are in the most need, the most fragile members of society. To push them away, as in Oliver's case, rather than try to help, is nauseating.
Undoubtedly, I sympathize with Oliver Twist for being thrust into such a difficult position by the society which threatens him and makes him unwanted. It was not his fault. In these chapters, he is certainly not regarded as a criminal, and yet he's treated worse than one. Oliver Twist is put into a workhouse where their motto is "a slow death here, rather than a fast one from starvation on the streets!"

Certainly, a theme is emerging from Dickens' writing; namely, Oliver Twist is the representation of the classic, outcast, Victorian poor person, and Dickens is describing, in detail, the suffering that they endured, through Oliver. Charles Dickens seems to be disgusted (see my comments above) with the Victorian society in their treatment of the lower classes. He is almost indirectly calling for them to respect citizens that are weaker than them, even though it may cost them a little money, time, and simple human decency.