By what nickname is Jack Dawkins known in the Charles Dickens novel, 'Oliver Twist'?

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Jack Dawkins is nicknamed the Artful Dodger in Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist. The moniker reflects his cleverness (“artful”) and skill at slipping away (“dodger”), fitting his role as the nimble, street-smart pickpocket who recruits Oliver into Fagin’s gang. His flashy clothes and quick wit make him one of Dickens’s most memorable portraits of Victorian London’s underclass.

To remember: Dodger = dodges the law. He symbolizes both charm and the tragedy of exploited child criminals; despite his bravado, he’s eventually arrested and transported. Don’t confuse him with Fagin (the gang’s manipulative leader), Mr. Fang (the harsh magistrate), or Bull’s-eye (Bill Sikes’s dog).