Oliver Twist

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he is picked up by Jack Dawkins or the Artful Dodger as he is called. The Artful

Dodger is a member of the Jew Fagin’s gang of boys. Fagin has trained the

boys to become pickpockets. The Artful Dodger takes Oliver to Fagin’s den in

the London slums, and Oliver, who innocently does not understand that he is

among criminals, becomes one of Fagin’s boys.

When Oliver is sent out with The Artful Dodger and another boy on a

pickpocket expedition Oliver is so shocked when he realizes what is going on

that he and not the two other boys are caught. Fortunately, the victim of the

thieves, the old benevolent gentleman, Mr. Brownlow rescues Oliver from

arrest and brings him to his house, where the housekeeper, Mrs. Bedwin

nurses him back to life after he had fallen sick, and for the first time in his life

he is happy.

Monks’ plot against Oliver is disclosed by Mr. Brownlow. Monks is Oliver’s

half-brother seeking all of the inheritance for himself. Oliver’s father’s will

states that he will leave money to Oliver on the condition that his reputation is

clean. Oliver’s dead mother and Rose were sisters. Monks receives his share

of the inheritance and goes away to America. He dies in prison there, and

Oliver is adopted by Mr. Brownlow