After Sikes murders Nancy, Bull's-eye also comes to represent Sikes's guilt.
This is also illustrated when Sikes dies and the dog immediately dies as well.
The dog's viciousness represents Sikes's animal-like brutality while Sikes's self-destructiveness is
evident in the dog's many scars.
The dog, with its willingness to harm anyone on Sikes's whim, shows the mindless brutality of the master.
Bill Sikes's dog, Bull's-eye, has"faults of temper in common with his
owner" and is an emblem of his owner's character.
Sikes is a thug;
Fagin lives by corrupting children; and the Artful Dodger seems born for a life of crime.
Bill Sikes's dog, Bull's-eye, has“faults of temper in common with his owner”
and is a symbolic emblem of his owner's character.
Sikes himself senses that the dog is a reflection of himself
and that is why he tries to drown the dog.
Bull's-eye Bill Sikes's dog, Bull's-eye, has“faults of temper in common with his owner”
and is a symbolic emblem of his owner's character.
One night, Nancy tries to leave for one of the meetings, but Sikes refuses permission when she declines to state
exactly she is going.
The first Sunday night,
Nancy tries to leave for her walk, but Sikes refuses permission when she declines to state
exactly where she is going.
One night, Nancy tries to leave for one of the meetings, but Sikes refuses permission when she declines to state
exactly where she is going.
She wants to save Oliver from a similar fate; at the same time, she recoils from the idea of turning traitor,
especially to Bill Sikes, whom she loves.
Noah Claypole, a charity boy like Oliver, is idle, stupid,
and cowardly; Sikes is a thug;
Fagin lives by corrupting children, and the Artful Dodger seems born for a life of crime.