Oliver Twist

Oliver runs away primarily to escape cruelty and avoid a life of crime. Initially, he contemplates running away when he realizes that Sikes plans a robbery, preferring death over becoming a criminal....

Toby Crackit, in Oliver Twist, refers to Oliver's innocent appearance as a "fortune" because it makes him an ideal pickpocket. His open and innocent face allows him to easily gain the trust of...

Oliver's journey to Chertsey in "Oliver Twist" involves traveling with Bill Sikes and Toby Crackit through oppressive darkness and fog to a house eighteen miles from London. Upon reaching a detached...

Oliver is forced to participate in Bill Sykes's robbery plan despite his reluctance. Sykes needs Oliver to crawl through a small window to unlock the door for the robbery. Although Oliver intends to...

After Oliver is shot during a failed robbery, he is initially abandoned in a ditch by Sikes. However, Oliver manages to return to the house where the robbery took place. There, Mr. Giles carries him...