Fagin

Oliver Twist

Fagin manipulates and grooms Oliver for a life of crime, acting as a predatory mentor.

Bill Sikes

They are criminal associates, with Sikes being a violent enforcer and Fagin a fence and recruiter.

Noah Claypole

Fagin employs Noah as a spy and junior criminal, exploiting his cowardly and greedy nature.

Nancy

Fagin exerts a manipulative, paternalistic control over Nancy, exploiting her loyalty and fear.

Charley Bates

Charley is one of Fagin's young thieves, trained and exploited by him.

Oliver Twist

Fagin manipulates and grooms Oliver for a life of crime, acting as a predatory mentor.

Bill Sikes

They are criminal associates, with Sikes being a violent enforcer and Fagin a fence and recruiter.

Nancy

Fagin exerts a manipulative, paternalistic control over Nancy, exploiting her loyalty and fear.

Noah Claypole

Fagin employs Noah as a spy and junior criminal, exploiting his cowardly and greedy nature.

Bill Sikes

They are criminal associates, with Sikes being a violent enforcer and Fagin a fence and recruiter.

Charley Bates

Charley is one of Fagin's young thieves, trained and exploited by him.

Oliver Twist

Fagin manipulates and grooms Oliver for a life of crime, acting as a predatory mentor.

Oliver Walks to London. He Encounters on the Road a Strange Sort of Young Gentleman

Fagin welcomes Oliver to his den, grins obsequiously, and offers him sausages and gin-and-water while his young pupils pretend to help Oliver.

IX: Containing Further Particulars Concerning the Pleasant Old Gentleman, and His Hopeful Pupils

Fagin examines his hidden treasure, threatens Oliver when caught, then resumes a playful demeanor and begins teaching Oliver to pick pockets.

Oliver Becomes Better Acquainted with the Characters of His New Associates; and Purchases Experience at a High Price. Being a Short, but Very Important Chapter, in This History

Fagin keeps Oliver in his room picking marks out of handkerchiefs and playing the game. He eventually allows Oliver to go out with the Dodger and Charley Bates.

XIII: Some New Acquaintances Are Introduced to the Intelligent Reader, Connected with Whom Various Pleasant Matters Are Related, Appertaining to This History

Fagin is agitated and threatening when he learns Oliver has been taken by the authorities; he dispatches his gang to find Oliver and plans to silence him if he reveals their secrets.

XV: Showing How Very Fond of Oliver Twist the Merry Old Jew and Miss Nancy Were

Fagin enters the public-house during Sikes's fight with his dog, humbly apologizes, and discusses mutual interests with Sikes, though he is ill at ease.

XVI: Relates What Became of Oliver Twist, After He Had Been Claimed by Nancy

Fagin receives the stolen books and money, argues with Sikes over the proceeds, and beats Oliver with a club until Nancy intervenes.

How Oliver Passed His Time in the Improving Society of His Reputable Friends

Fagin lectures Oliver on ingratitude, threatens him with hanging, and leaves him locked in the house to brood.

XIX: In Which a Notable Plan Is Discussed and Determined On

Craftily orchestrates the plan to use Oliver in a burglary, manipulating both Nancy and Sikes.

XX: Wherein Oliver Is Delivered Over to Mr. William Sikes

Tells Oliver he will be taken to Sikes; warns him to obey.

The Burglary

Implied as the one who sent Oliver on this errand, cursed by Sikes.

Wherein This History Reverts to Mr. Fagin and Company

Brooding by the fire, then agitated by Toby Crackit's news about the failed burglary and Oliver's fate.

Chapter XXVI: In Which a Mysterious Character Appears Upon the Scene; and Many Things, Inseparable from This History, Are Done and Performed

Fagin moves through the criminal district, meets with Monks, and later threatens Nancy about Oliver's return.

XXXIV: Contains Some Introductory Particulars Relative to a Young Gentleman Who Now Arrives Upon the Scene; and a New Adventure Which Happened to Oliver

Appears at Oliver's window with another man, peering into the room. Oliver recognizes him with terror, and Fagin seems to identify Oliver to his companion.

XXXV: Containing the Unsatisfactory Result of Oliver’s Adventure; and a Conversation of Some Importance Between Harry Maylie and Rose

Fagin is seen by Oliver near the cottage but evades capture.

Chapter XXXIX: Introduces Some Respectable Characters with Whom the Reader Is Already Acquainted, and Shows How Monks and the Jew Laid Their Worthy Heads Together

Arrives with food and drink for Sikes, sends the boys out, and warns Nancy not to speak of money when Monks enters.

A Strange Interview, Which Is a Sequel to the Last Chapter

Mentioned as Monks' co-conspirator in the plot against Oliver.

An Old Acquaintance of Oliver’s, Exhibiting Decided Marks of Genius, Becomes a Public Character in the Metropolis

Observes Noah and Charlotte from a hidden vantage point at the Three Cripples. Recruits Noah into his criminal network.

Wherein Is Shown How the Artful Dodger Got Into Trouble

Explains his philosophy of 'number one' to Noah, blending truth and fiction to secure loyalty and fear.

The Time Arrives for Nancy to Redeem Her Pledge to Rose Maylie. She Fails

Observes Nancy's altered manner and plots to discover her new attachment, considering using it to coerce her into poisoning Sikes.

Noah Claypole Is Employed by Fagin on a Secret Mission

Fagin hires Noah Claypole to spy on Nancy, showing his manipulative and suspicious nature.

XLVI: The Appointment Kept

Mentioned as the man Nancy refuses to betray despite his evil influence over her.

Fatal Consequences

Sits in his lair, consumed by rage and fear after Nancy's betrayal, manipulates Sikes by revealing Nancy's secret meetings.

Monks and Mr. Brownlow at Length Meet. Their Conversation, and the Intelligence That Interrupts It

Mentioned as Monks' accomplice in the plot against Oliver.

Fagin's Last Night Alive

Condemned to death, Fagin is shown in a state of madness and terror, muttering incoherently and desperately trying to use Oliver to escape.