# Dick — Oliver Twist character guide

> Dick in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Dick, Poor Dick

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-treats-of-oliver-twist-s-growth-education-and-board

## Who they are

A sickly orphan boy and Oliver's friend at the workhouse.

## In the story

### [VII: Oliver Continues Refractory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oliver_twist_se/chapters/vii-oliver-continues-refractory)

Oliver's dying friend from the workhouse; he blesses Oliver and says goodbye, knowing he will soon die.

### [Oliver’s Destiny Continuing Unpropitious, Brings a Great Man to London to Injure His Reputation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oliver_twist_se/chapters/xvii-oliver-s-destiny-continuing-unpropitious-brings-a-great-man-to-london-to-injure-his-reputation)

A pale, thin pauper child who expresses a wish to be left alone to die.

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