Firstly, the antagonists, Monks and Fagin, wanted Oliver to become a thief for their own selfish purposes, but are foiled by the forces of good. In the novel, Oliver Twist went out with his two companions, the Artful Dodger and Master Bates who were pick-pocketing other individuals. This occurred since Fagin was "training" Oliver to become a thief. His friends were caught by the public and the three of them were running down an angry mob, the trio split up. However, the crowd …show more content…
Fagin and Sikes exploitation of children is ended by the good-heartening of Nancy, the antagonists try to hide Oliver's past for their own wealth, which is punished by kindness and the antagonists wanted Oliver to become a thief for their own selfish purposes, but are foiled by the forces of good. The society cannot change that there are bad people; the society can only try to amend the bad people's doings with good. The world will forever have people doing crime, and all society can do is to try and change that by adding laws and enforcing crime. But does society really do that? Do laws really stop anyone, or do they encourage others to join