Oliver Twist is an orphan born to a mother who died giving birth to him. He spends his early years in an orphanage where he and the other children suffer from constant hunger. After getting in a fight with an employee, Oliver runs away to London where he meets Jack Dawkins, who offers him shelter. However, Oliver finds himself surrounded by a gang of thieves led by the evil Fagin, and struggles to survive on the streets of London as he is driven from place to place.