David Copperfield Summary
Charles dickens (1812-1870) is one of the greatest and most popular writers in the history of literature. In his novel, David Copperfield, Dickens combines mastery storytelling, humor, pathos, and irony with sharp social criticism and acute observation of people and places, both real and imagined. Several are the aspects that make David Copperfield a great literary work, but characterization seems to be the secret that has contributed to the success of that novel; namely David the protagonist of the David Copperfield. Unlike other Dickens's children, David was given qualities such as; maturity, capacity of adaptation and responsibility, which allowed him to be the perfect character not only in this novel but in all Dickens's works.
It is commonly believed that maturity is related to age and experience, yet in the case of David Copperfield it is represented as a gift that he possessed since his birth. It is true that he benefited enormously from the experiences and hardships he has gone through, but the level of maturity he has demonstrated even in early childhood is remarkable. He was mistreated by his step father who ruined his life and took his mother away from him; nevertheless, he did not complain even to his dear Pegotty. Furthermore, he did not cry when his mother passed away because, for him, she was dead the day she married Edward Murdstones. In a different stage of his life David befriended people who were older than him, and he won their love and respect thanks to his help and sustaining support.
Analyzing different stages of David Copper Field's life, the reader may easily detect the capacity of David to adapt to any situation he is exposed to. David was able to handle good and bad situation and accepted life as it is not as he wanted it to be.
When David's mother got married, he tried to adapt to his new life no matter how hard it was to live with the Murdstones. When no body was left to take care of him, he earned his living by
It is commonly believed that maturity is related to age and experience, yet in the case of David Copperfield it is represented as a gift that he possessed since his birth. It is true that he benefited enormously from the experiences and hardships he has gone through, but the level of maturity he has demonstrated even in early childhood is remarkable. He was mistreated by his step father who ruined his life and took his mother away from him; nevertheless, he did not complain even to his dear Pegotty. Furthermore, he did not cry when his mother passed away because, for him, she was dead the day she married Edward Murdstones. In a different stage of his life David befriended people who were older than him, and he won their love and respect thanks to his help and sustaining support.
Analyzing different stages of David Copper Field's life, the reader may easily detect the capacity of David to adapt to any situation he is exposed to. David was able to handle good and bad situation and accepted life as it is not as he wanted it to be.
When David's mother got married, he tried to adapt to his new life no matter how hard it was to live with the Murdstones. When no body was left to take care of him, he earned his living by