One of the main themes in Oliver Twist is good vs. evil. Even though Oliver is the main character in this novel, three other secondary but significant characters in the novel, Nancy, Fagin, and Mr. Brownlow, express good vs. evil and are important to how the story progresses. Throughout the story we are introduced to each of these characters from an indirect point of view, and are able to categorize them, good or bad, according …showed first 75 words of 892 total…

…showed last 75 words of 892 total…matters. In Oliver's case, even though he was just a very young boy and he was poor, he too was able to judge right from wrong and ends up choosing not to steal. As a result of his decision, young Oliver is given a happy home and a promising future. On the other hand, Fagin's judgment is not as good, and because of it, he remains with nothing but insanity and a life in jail.