The young boy, David Copperfield, lives with his mother and Pegotty, who helps in the house, in Blunderstone, Scotland. Davids father died six moths before his birth. That's why David's aunt (actually she's his great aunt but she is marked as his aunt), Betsey Trotwood, the most powerful but also feared person of the family. Once, David's dad was the favourite of Mrs. Trotwood. But this changed as he married David's mother. Cause for the mighty aunt, she was not more than a doll, although they never met one another. But the age of the bride - she was younger than 20 - didn't please Mrs. Trotwood.
At the day of David's birth, Mrs. Trotwood is present at the Copperfield's house. She's absolutely sure the baby will become a girl. So she's really furious as Dr. Chillip announces that the young mother, Mrs. Copperfield, gets a boy. The aunt jumps up and hurries out of the house without saying a word. She never shows herself anymore.
So David spends a more or less happy childhood. His mom ain't rich, but she tries everything to make the life of her son nice. Pegotty also contributes her part.
But one day, another person gets into the Copperfield's life. David's mom gets to know Mr. Murdstone. He often visits the small family. But David actually doesn't matter, cause the man is quite nice.
So the day comes, Pegotty offers to David to visit her family, that lives at the sea in a boat. Gladly, he accepts the offer and finds his first girlfriend at the family. Emly appealed to him. They spend much time together and get to know each other well. But also the other family members become friends of David.
As David comes back home, he has to prepare for a change: His mom married Mr. Murdstone. But now the man isn't that friendly anymore. He forces David to learn hard and he doesn't spare David with punishments.
As David is beaten again by Mr. Murdstone, he instinctive bites his arm. Indignant of this resistance, Davids stepfather sends him into a boarding school.
But things change, and so David suddenly doesn't attendant the boarding school anymore, but works in a bottle - factory. The work ist hard and it's also bad paid.
Cause David doesn't like this way of life, he makes a decision: He starts to search the only relative person, he still has: His aunt. ____________________________
This summary was only the beginning of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" and only describes David's childhood. To tell the rest of his life would take much time and also would make the opinion too long.
But I hope this summary has given an insight into the life of David Copperfield, that goes on just as varied.
All in one, it's hard to subordinate "David Copperfield" a genre. Some books are good because they are very exciting. Other ones are quite funny. Some books abduct the reader into a completely new world.
But nothing of this examples fits "David Copperfield". It's just a excellently told story of a life. There are so many persons in the story but almost everyone of them has an own personality.
For example the very loving Mr. Pegotty, who doesn't care about himself, but only about the other ones. Or the revolting Uriah Heep, who must be hated by everyone who reads the book attentively.
In the further life of David, Dickens describes two different kinds of love. First, there is the spontaneous love, that comes fast, but that goes just as fast.
Then there's the real love, that needs a long time to develop, but that stays forever.
You can put yourself in everything, Dickens describes. More than with most other books, you develop a friendship to the main persons. Cause nobody is perfect at "David Copperfield". Every person Dickens writes about, has weaknesses. Even although you have to search long for an weakness at Agnes.
So I just can recommend this book sincerely.
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Advantages: An exhilirating novel from arguably England's finest author of all time. Disadvantages: In some parts there are long passges of descriptive writing
Advantages: An exhilirating novel from arguably England's finest author of all time. Disadvantages: In some parts there are long passges of descriptive writing
Dec 5th, 2000
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