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Nancy is a fictional character in the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and its several adaptations for theatre, television and films. She is a member of Fagin 's gang and the lover, and eventual victim, of Bill Sikes .
Nancy meets Mr. Brownlow and Rose on London Bridge and leads them to a secluded spot. Noah hears Nancy beg them to ensure that none of her associates get into trouble because of her choice to help Oliver.
Yet at the same time, Sikes also seems truly distraught that he has killed Nancy, as if he senses that she felt a real kind of love for him—a love now forever beyond him—and he repaid her with death.
Nancy might be the most complicated character of the novel. Despite being a relatively minor character, she has a very important role to play—she’s the source of the information about the plot between Monks and Fagin to ensnare Oliver.
In much of Oliver Twist, morality and nobility are black-and-white issues, but Nancy’s character suggests that the boundary between virtue and vice is not always clearly drawn. A detailed description and in-depth analysis of Nancy in Oliver Twist.
‘That about— Nancy,’ said Fagin, clutching Sikes by the wrist, as if to prevent his leaving the house before he had heard enough. ‘You followed her?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘To London Bridge?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Where she met two people.’ ‘So she did.’
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Sikes' romantic partner, Nancy at first takes Oliver back to Fagin but later expresses regret for this, and attempts to protect Oliver as much as she can.
