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Evans was a young and clever prisoner. He had escaped thrice from the prison for which he was known ‘Evans the Break’. He had never involved himself in violence. He had quite a pleasant personality and was a star at the Christmas concert. A kleptomaniac by birth ,he was a law- breaker and was not a seasoned criminal.He was good at mimicry like Mike Yarwood and had an analytical mind to foresee the loopholes of the prison. He perplexed the prison staff with his crafty strategies. His charismatic personality had charmed even the senior prison officer.His presence in the prison caused a lot of tension. With his cheerful demeanor that was a sharp contrast to his cunning nature ,he succeeded to make the fourth jail-break.
Evans was a congenital kleptomaniac who was imprisoned in the Oxford Prison. He urged the prison authority to allow him to take the examination for O-level in German as it would help him gain some educational qualification. Although, a pleasant personality with no record of violence, he had managed to escape thrice from the prison.
His intelligent and conspiring mind is the focus of the story. He managed to dodge everyone with his foolproof plans. Even the Governor could not help appreciating his shrewd mind.