![]() Ah, it’s a fine thing for the trade! Five of them strung up in a row, and none left to play booty or turn white-livered!” (P.68) Ironically, as this moment of him talking, he is unwrapping his stolen jewelleries- or what he refers to his “pretty things” (P.69)- that the children stole for him. The prospect of the gallows, too, makes them hardy and bold. The way he speaks of capital punishment is concerning as he says, “What a fine thing capital punishment is! Dead men never repent dead men never bring awkward stories to light. When talking among himself, he talks of capital punishment- which would ultimately be the punishment received for the crimes both him and the boys have committed. ![]() If the boys were doing the pick-pocketing, it meant that he was not directly responsible for the crimes or the one performing the act of the crime- which would mean he has less risk of being caught. He raises the children into a criminal’s life, making the young boys do his own work- using the children for his own security. ![]() ![]() He is a manipulative man who forces the children into a life of crime and traps them by using fear and threatens them with death penalty. ![]() Fagin is a richly drawn, resounding embodiment of terrifying villainy. ![]()
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