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777:(1988), Fagin is a kind-hearted but poor man living in New York City. He lives in poverty with his five dogs and is desperately searching for money to repay his debts to a ruthless loan shark. This version does away with the moral quandary of child exploitation as all the characters are dogs who have no real need for money and genuinely want to help their owner. Informed by earlier portrayals, he retains a large nose, red hair, and a green coat, but his racial characteristics, religion or "Jewishness" play no role in his character. He is voiced by the Italian-American
556:, removing all mention of "the Jew" from the last 15 chapters; he later wrote in reply: "There is nothing but good will left between me and a People for whom I have a real regard and to whom I would not willfully have given an offence". In one of his final public readings in 1869, a year before his death, Dickens cleansed Fagin of all stereotypical caricature. A contemporary report observed: "There is no nasal intonation; a bent back but no shoulder-shrug: the conventional attributes are omitted."
418:(an act actually committed by the Artful Dodger and Charley Bates), Brownlow takes pity on Oliver and brings him to his house, helping him recover from the abuse and malnourishment he has suffered. Fagin and Sikes, fearing that Oliver will betray him to the police, force Nancy to help Sikes kidnap the boy again. Oliver tries to run away, but Sikes almost beats him into submission, stopping only when Nancy begs him to show mercy while the cowardly Fagin tries to smooth matters over between the two.
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473:"kidsman" (a kidsman was an adult who recruited children and trained them as pickpockets, exchanging food and shelter for goods the children stole). The popularity of Dickens's novel caused "fagin" to replace "kidsman" in some crime circles, denoting an adult who teaches minors to steal and keeps a major portion of the loot.
569:, an elderly Jew who finds jobs for downcast young women in Jewish-owned factories. One of the two heroines, Lizzie Hexam, defends her Jewish employers: "The gentleman certainly is a Jew, and the lady, his wife, is a Jewess, and I was brought to their notice by a Jew. But I think there cannot be kinder people in the world."
750:. Although the character is generally portrayed as elderly, diminutive, and homely, Scott's version of the character was markedly younger, stronger, and better-looking. Also, this version of the character had him more caring of his orphan charges, feeding them well and treating them with obvious concern.
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and his wife, the former Mrs. Corney, and Monks throws them in the river. Nancy, ashamed of her role in Oliver's kidnapping, tells Mr. Brownlow and Rose that Oliver is in danger, and secretly joins them in a plan to rescue him. Fagin becomes suspicious of Nancy and has Noah
Claypole, who has recently
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for trying to escape; and in his own involvement with various plots and schemes throughout the story. He indirectly but intentionally causes the death of Nancy by falsely informing Sikes that she had betrayed him, when in reality she had shielded Sikes from the law, whereupon Sikes kills her. Near
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Fagin and Monks attempt to flee London, but both are arrested. Monks, after being forced to confess his part, is given a second chance thanks to Mr. Brownlow and Oliver, but Fagin is sentenced to be hanged for his crimes. The night before Fagin's execution, Oliver visits him in prison, and Fagin
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Lindsay used the traditional dark green overcoat seen in the 1968 film version.
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take Oliver in and raise him in a polite society. Fagin later meets with a fellow criminal, the mysterious Mr. Monks, and plots with him to destroy Oliver's newfound reputation.
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1583:"Oliver! – 1994 West End – Backstage & Production Info"
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Genius & Anxiety: How Jews
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Language and Culture
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was brought to Broadway in 1964, Fagin was portrayed by
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The Prince of Fences: Life and Crimes of Ikey Solomons
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1085:The First Fagin: the True Story of Ikey Solomon
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396:. He also trained the novel's main antagonist,
1669:"Escape of the Artful Dodger (TV Series 2001)"
890:(2003), a film also loosely based on Dickens'
843:In Disney's live action television production
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1283:. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 126.
1014:"Fagin Character Analysis in Oliver Twist"
907:television adaptation, Fagin is played by
862:(1996), a film loosely based on Dickens's
406:Oliver at first believes that Fagin is an
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1431:"Oliver! actor Ron Moody dies aged 91"
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1331:Lebrecht, Norman (29 September 2005).
737:The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist
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1595:from the original on 20 October 2021.
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1376:"'Junior Angel' as Film Oliver Twist"
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1083:Sackville O'Donnell, Judith (2002).
649:stereotypical Jewish facial features
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2568:Fictional people sentenced to death
1754:Iqbal, Nosheen (11 February 2009).
1729:Petillo, Faetra (30 October 2008).
1708:Wollaston, Sam (19 December 2007).
1495:O'Connor, John J. (23 March 1982).
1484:from the original on 24 March 2020.
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1404:Sragow, Michael (11 January 1999).
992:in the childrens television series
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1608:Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist
932:in July 2009. He was succeeded by
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1843:Gans, Andrew (23 February 2023).
1247:Johnson, Edgar (1 January 1952).
1232:, Routledge, London, 2002, p. 75.
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2170:Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist
1333:"How racist is Oliver Twist?"
1199:"Oliver Twist – introduction"
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2603:Stereotypes of Jewish people
2456:Oliver and the Artful Dodger
1936:Selected Writings, 1950-1990
1472:Saul, Marc (22 March 2020).
1197:Howe, Irving (31 May 2005).
988:In 2022 he was portrayed by
700:Academy Award for Best Actor
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2440:Escape of the Artful Dodger
1201:. Random House Publishing.
896:, Fagin is played by actor
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849:(1997), Fagin is played by
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2443:(2001 TV series retelling)
1901:Grater, Tom (5 May 2021).
1518:"The Other Side of London"
1249:"Intimations of Mortality"
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1304:Lebrecht, Norman (2019).
1138:"Who Was The Real Fagin?"
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735:In the 1980 ATV series
227:In-universe information
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2358:As Long as He Needs Me
1556:"Oliver & Company"
1255:. Simon & Schuster
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730:2005 screen adaptation
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2451:(2003 graphic novel)
2213:Oliver & Company
1968:at Wikimedia Commons
1938:. Thomson Learning.
1410:Criterion Collection
1362:New Internationalist
1230:Who's Who in Dickens
1054:(3 September 1990).
954:New York City Center
774:Oliver & Company
590:. In this book, the
19:For other uses, see
2528:Literary archetypes
2372:Food, Glorious Food
1934:(28 October 1997).
1453:. 22 September 2005
1277:(15 October 2001).
1172:(22 January 1982).
1146:. 24 October 2017.
1114:Vallentine Mitchell
939:In 2015–16, BBC2's
920:was revived at the
482:Miguel de Cervantes
197:Elio El Hajj (2022)
28:Fictional character
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1882:. 30 November 2023
1502:The New York Times
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2058:The Artful Dodger
1964:Media related to
1945:978-0-15-680636-7
1478:Television Heaven
1382:The Sunday Herald
1337:La Scena Musicale
1290:978-0-618-11603-4
1275:Nunberg, Geoffrey
1183:978-0-553-21050-7
1123:978-0-85303-174-1
1094:978-0-9585576-2-7
1069:978-1-85619-000-8
983:The Artful Dodger
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562:Our Mutual Friend
375:Role in the novel
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