Artful Dodger Oliver Twist

The term "artful dodger" has entered the English lexicon to describe anyone who is clever, shifty, or adept at avoiding responsibility. Why We Still Love the Dodger

Unlike the terrifying Bill Sikes, who represents the brutal, violent side of the criminal underworld, the Dodger represents the theatrical and intellectual side. He doesn't want to hurt people; he wants to outsmart them. This distinction is why audiences have loved him for nearly two centuries—he is a trickster figure, a rebel against a system that offers him nothing but the workhouse or the grave. The Philosophy of Jack Dawkins artful dodger oliver twist