David Copperfield
The novel David Copperfield, written by Charles Dickens, deals with the
life and times of David Copperfield. About a century ago in a small town in
England, David was born on a Friday at the stroke of midnight, which is
considered a sign of bad luck. David's father has already died and his aunt
comes to stay with him and his mother as this novel gets off to a very slow
start. Soon David becomes aware that his mother has relations with another man
and asks one of his servants, "if you marry a person, and the person dies, why
then you may marry another person, mayn't you?" David is immediately angered
that his mother has betrayed his father and goes off to live with his aunt. A
while later, David goes back home but quickly gets into trouble and is sent off
to school.
Dickens uses excellent description in his telling of this story and the
reader can easily relate to the characters. The setting of a small town in
England is standard in all of his novels,......
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