Protagonist abandoned at an orphanage, works as a farm laborer and undertaker's apprentice before escaping to Cape Town. He becomes entangled in a child theft ring, forms a bond with Ebrahim Bassedien, and is the target of a struggle for his soul and inheritance.
Fagin recruits Twist into his child-theft network.
After Twist reaches Cape Town, he falls in with Fagin, who runs a network of child thieves and takes him into it.
Dodger becomes Twist's first significant friend in the city.
The plot states that Twist makes a new friend in Dodger after arriving in Cape Town.
Bill forcibly removes Twist from a safer environment.
Bill Sykes helps steal Twist back from the care of the old man so that he can be returned to Fagin.
Nancy participates in the abduction that changes Twist's fate.
Nancy helps Bill Sykes steal Twist back from the old man's care and return him to Fagin's network.
Monks opposes Twist's safety and discovery.
Monks knows Twist's true identity and wants him kept marginalised because Twist's survival could threaten Monks's inheritance.
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