Standard Oil has been characterized as a menacing octopus that devours small oil businesses. Look at the cartoon below. Bill Sikes is a fictional criminal from Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist. How does the nursery rhyme characterize Standard Oil? Write your own Nursery Rhyme to characterize one of the industrialists.

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What cartoon?

What nursery rhyme?
Cartoon depicting Standard Oil
Bill Sikes is a fictional criminal from Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist. How does the rhyme characterize Standard Oil? Write your own rhyme to characterize John D. Rockefeller or one of the industrialists. Your rhyme should contain 5-7 stanzas.

Document your sources and refer to the writing rubric for guidance.