“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.”
(David Copperfield)
Summary of David Copperfield:-
The novel David Copperfield interweaves social conditions, personal experiences, attitudes and issues present in early Victorian age. This is the story of an orphan child, named ‘David Copperfield. It is considered to be the autobiography of Dickens. Dickens himself liked this novel. The life and Adventures of David Copperfield are, in fact, the life and adventures of the novelist himself. Micawber is the pen- portrait of his own father. Uriah Heap stands for humility and hypocrisy. Murdstone is a cruel father. Peggotty stands for a kind nurse.
David Copperfield is born at Blunderstone in
The housekeeper, Paggotty marries Mr. Barkis. David is sent
to manial employment in
David starts working as secretary under his former teacher Doctor Strong. He learns Shorthand with the help of his school friend Traddles. He becomes a Parliamentary reporter. Finally he writes fiction and gets name and fame as an author. Streerforth seduces Emily, dies in a storm. Steerforth also dies. Mrs. Gummidge and Micawbers to begin a new life.
David marries Dora spenlow. The marriage is not successful.
Dora dies. Agnes supports and brings him to normal life. David realises that he
loves her. When he returns to
Characters in ‘David Copperfield’
Some short explanations of this play are following-
David Copperfield-
David Copperfield is the hero of the novel. He is the narrator and protagonist of this novel. He is raised by his mother, Clara and nursemaid Peggotty until his mother remarries with Murdstone.his step-father is very rude to David. So he sent him a boarding school. At last he marries Dora Spenlow and later Agnes Wickfield. We see the life of an orphan boy that how he manage his whole life with difficulties.
Clara Copperfield-
She is the mother of David Copperfield. She is very innocent. She is remarried to Murdstone, a rude person. She raised David with the help of her Housekeeper. She give birth her second child and after giving birth, her son and she both are dying.
Peggotty-
Peggotty is the affectionate and faithful maid of David Copperfield.
Edward Murdstone-
He is the villain of the first half of the novel. He is
young David’s stepfather who beats David cruelly. He sent David to
Daniel Peggotty-
He is Paggotty’s brother. He is a kind hearted man. He takes his nephew ‘Ham’and niece ‘Emily’ into his custody.
Ham Peggotty-
The good –natured nephew of mr. Peggotty. He is a tall and
strong person. He is a skilled boat builder. One day a strong storm at sea off
Steerforth-
He is a student of
Uriah Heep-
He is the main villain of the second half of the novel. He has a wicked and bad character. He committed multiple acts of fraud. He exposed by Wilkins Micawber and Traddles. By cheating he found the personal wealth of Wickfield’family.
Ages Wickfield-
She is a fictional character and the second wife of David Copperfield. She is David’s school time friend.
Autobiographical touch in ‘David Copperfield’-
David Copperfield contains many autobiographical elements.
There are some examples of its links- David and Dickens both are become orphan
in childhood. David’s employment at murdstone and Grinby’s is drawn from
Dickens’s own painful experiences at
FAQ (frequently asked questions):-
- What is the story of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens?
- answer- This novel of Dickens begins with " It was the Best times, it was the worst times. "This is the story of David Copperfield. the novel explores the life of David Copperfield from the time of his childhood to his maturity. His early life spent happily with his mother, Clara and housekeeper. after the some time his mother married to a cruel person, Murdstone who beats David and sent him a boarding school. David goes to home for the Holydays to learn that his mother has given a baby boy and both of them are died. then Murdstone sent him in a working company. now David lived with Mr. Peggotty. where he meet Ham and Emily. David Married with Dora. Their Marriage proves troublesome for David . after a miscarriage dora died. After sometimes David return to normal life and his profession of writing. David realises that he loves Agnes they quickly marry, and in this marriage he finds true happiness.
- Why did Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield?
Answer- Dickens was a great novelist and it is said that his novel belong entirely to the humanitarian movement of the Victorian age. we can say him as a social reformer of his age . he picks the topic for his novels related to society. the problems of people and society are his main concern. he has special art of characterization . his characters are flat. David Copperfield is his favourite works. he walks with his friends and seeing that atmosphere he remember and turned to Fanny and to his childhood and express his personal feelings in this book. so this novel has the autobiographical touch.- What is the main theme of David Copperfield?
- Answer- The main theme of this novel is focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the David Copperfield from childhood to adulthood. there are some themes find in the novel as
- Wealth and Class
- Equality in Marriage
- The plight of the Weak
- Ambition and social differences
- morality
- woman and Gender roles
- home and family
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