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Oliver Twist, Chapter 16 summary

Chapter 16 of 53 · 14 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 16, Sikes and Nancy bring Oliver to Fagin, where the gang takes his money and books and stops his attempt to escape. Nancy protects him from the dog and further beating, then condemns Fagin for drawing children into crime before Oliver is locked away for the night.

What happens

  1. Sikes uses his dog to threaten Oliver into silence as he and Nancy lead the boy through dark, foggy streets.
  2. The Artful Dodger admits them, and Fagin and Charles Bates mock Oliver while his pockets are searched.
  3. Sikes takes the five-pound note, while Oliver begs for the books and money to reach his benefactors.
  4. Oliver runs for help, but Fagin and the boys catch him while Nancy prevents Sikes from releasing the dog.
  5. Nancy stops Fagin beating Oliver, accuses him of trapping her in crime since childhood, and faints after struggling with Sikes.
  6. Charles Bates takes Oliver’s fine clothes and locks him in a sleeping room, where exhaustion sends him to sleep.

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In this chapter

OliverFaginNancySikesTheme: Divided loyalty

What to notice

Nancy puts herself between Oliver and Sikes’s violence. Her resistance reveals a concern for the boy that conflicts with her part in his capture.

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What first gives Fagin a clue to Oliver’s whereabouts?

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