Oliver Twist Identity Quotes

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"What’s your name, you hardened scoundrel?" thundered Mr. Fang. "Officer, what’s his name?"

This was addressed to a bluff old fellow in a striped waistcoat, who was standing by the bar. He bent over Oliver, and repeated the inquiry; but finding him really incapable of understanding the question, and knowing that his not replying would only infuriate the magistrate the more, and add to the severity of his sentence, he hazarded a guess.

"He says his name’s Tom White, your worship," said this kind-hearted thief-taker. (11.49)

More with the names. Here’s yet another random person making up names (literally, this time) for Oliver. Oliver seems incapable of naming himself or telling his own story. Granted, this guy might actually be trying to help him out, but still: there’s all this emphasis put on Oliver’s name, and what his "real" name is.