Street-smart young boy who befriends Oliver and guides him to Fagin's gang. Along with Charley Bates, he teaches Oliver pickpocketing, which ends in Oliver's false arrest. Later, he is secretly ordered by Fagin to spy on Nancy, inadvertently leading to her death and the gang's downfall.
The Dodger serves as Oliver's initial guide and companion in the criminal underworld.
The Dodger functions as Fagin's trusted agent and trained pickpocket.
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