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From "Oliver Twist" by Dickens, Charles
Fagin
The manipulative and avaricious leader of a gang of young pickpockets.
Core Belief
"Survival and wealth are the ultimate goals, and all means are justifiable to achieve them."
Worldview
Fagin sees the world as a dog-eat-dog place where only the cunning and ruthless thrive. He views people as pawns to be manipulated for his own benefit, and has no regard for morality or human decency.
Personality
Fagin is cunning, greedy, and ruthless. He exploits vulnerable children for his own financial gain, displaying a complete lack of empathy. He is cautious and calculating, always seeking to maintain control and avoid detection.
In Their Own Words
"“We are very glad to see you, Oliver, very. Dodger, take off the sausages; and draw a tub near the fire for Oliver. Ah, you’re a-staring at the pocket-handkerchiefs! eh, my dear? There are a good many of ’em, ain’t there? We’ve just looked ’em out, ready for the wash; that’s all, Oliver; that’s all. Ha! ha! ha!”"
"“It’s a pleasant life, isn’t it? They have gone out for the day.”"
"“That’s a artificial soul and spirit in him, ma’am unbecoming a person of his condition: as the board, Mrs. Sowerberry, who are practical philosophers, will tell you. What have paupers to do with soul or spirit? It’s quite enough that we let ’em have live bodies. If you had kept the boy on gruel, ma’am, this would never have happened.”"
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