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Unlock the more straightforward side of David Copperfield with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, which tells the story of the title character as he grows up and learns about the ways of the world. There is no shortage of hardship in young David’s life: his father dies before he is born, he is mistreated by a despotic stepfather and he is frequently manipulated by those around him. However, as the novel progresses, he is able to rise above his humble origins to find success and, eventually, true love. With a memorable cast of characters, including the sycophantic Uriah Heep and the unfailingly generous Mr Micawber,
David Copperfield remains one of Dickens’ best-loved works. His many novels also include
Oliver Twist,
Great Expectations and
A Christmas Carol.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019
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CHARLES DICKENS
ENGLISH NOVELIST, SHORT STORY WRITER, ESSAYIST, JOURNALIST AND CRITIC
Born in Portsmouth in 1812.Died in Gad’s Hill, Kent in 1870.Notable works:Oliver Twist (1838), novelBleak House (1853), novelGreat Expectations (1860-61), novelCharles John Huffam Dickens was the second eldest of eight children born to Elizabeth and John Dickens. After his father’s arrest when he was 12, Dickens began work at a blacking warehouse. Despite his lack of formal education, Dickens became a solicitor’s clerk, then a reader at the British Museum, then a parliamentary reporter in 1832. In 1836 he married Catherine Hogarth, with whom he had ten children.
A prolific writer, he was published almost every year from 1833 until his death. He worked as an editor and journalist and was active both charitably and politically. Due to a long-standing affair, he separated from his wife in 1858 before beginning public reading tours. During the Staplehurst Rail Crash in 1865, Dickens helped to save and comfort passengers before returning for his manuscript of Our Mutual Friend (1865). He then revisited America, completing a book tour despite his deteriorating health. He returned to England the next year and continued his readings and publications before dying of a stroke in 1970. His body was buried in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey.
DAVID COPPERFIELD
A COMING-OF-AGE STORY
Genre: serialised novelReference edition: Dickens, C. (2004) David Copperfield. London: Penguin Classics.1stedition: 1850Themes: education, identity, childhood, marriage, manipulation, class, morality, deathDavid Copperfield was published in monthly instalments from 1849 to 1850. As a classic Bildungsroman (coming-of-age) novel, it follows the young Copperfield from his childhood through to middle age, as he develops, matures, and learns about the world. The novel showcases the many failings of Victorian society, including its views on education. Dickens displays the possibilities for a caring and successful system that are being prevented by an outdated and callous class system.
As Cordery states, “the novel had its origins in an autobiography” (Paroissien, 2008: 369). Much like Dickens, David loses a father figure to debtors’ prison. He is forced to work in an abusive warehouse from a young age. He is partially raised by his aunt and marries the wrong woman the first time around. Through it all, he shows resilience in the face of adversity, works hard to pursue his goals, and values creativity and fluidity. While many of the events in the novel are drastically different from real life, it is hard not to see the parallels between the two.
