What do you think? 1) Why do you think Fagin gave a pair of new boots to Oliver? 2) Why do you think Nancy was so pale? 3) Why didn't Oliver cry for help in the street? 4) Why did Bill Sikes read that kind of lecture to Oliver? 5) Why did Nancy sit perfectly motionless before the fire and why didn't she look at the boy?
- Fagin probably gave Oliver new boots so that he would look respectable and could be used for another criminal task.
- Nancy was probably pale because she was frightened, worried and exhausted by the dangerous situation.
- Oliver did not cry for help because he was afraid of Bill Sikes and did not know whom he could trust.
- Bill Sikes lectured Oliver because he wanted to frighten him, control him and make him obey their criminal orders.
- Nancy sat motionless and avoided looking at Oliver because she felt guilty and ashamed of her involvement in his suffering. She was also afraid that her feelings might be noticed by Bill Sikes.