Intellectual Curiosity

He's trying to show you that you can go thru any atage of life just dont give up. Like Oliver dont stop keep on going. The author's point is Life is important, dont give up, and at the end it will pay off. Why do you think Oliver had to go thru what he did? Well I htink everyone goes thru the stage of troubles, so its up too us if we can overcome what is brought to us.