The document summarizes the plot of Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield. It follows David from childhood through maturity as he faces many hardships, including an abusive stepfather, time in a boarding school, and working in a factory. He eventually runs away and finds stability living with his eccentric Aunt Betsey. The story then follows David as he navigates relationships and encounters memorable characters along the way, including his friend Steerforth who dishonors Emily. After losing his first wife, David finds true happiness and marries Agnes.
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The story deals with life of David Copperfield From Childhood
to maturity. David is born in England in about 1820. David's
Father Had died six months before he was born, and seven years
Later, his mother marries Mr. Edward Murdstone. David is given
Good reason to dislike his stepfather and has similar feeling for
Mr Murdstone sister Jane, who moves into the house soon
Afterwards. Mr Murdstone thrshes David for falling behind
With his studies. Following one of these thrashings, David bites
him and is sent away to a boarding school, salem House, with a
ruthles headmaster, Mr. Creakle. Here he befriends James
Steerforth and Tommy Traddles, both of whom he meets again
later on.
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David returns home for the holidays to find out that his mother
has had a baby boy. Soon after David goes back to salem House,
his mother and her baby die and David has to return home
immediately. Mr Murdstone.sedn him to work in a factory in
London, of which Murdstone is a joint owner.
The grim reality of
hand-to-mouth Factory existence echoes Dickens own atravails in
a blacking Factory. His landlord, Mr Wilkins Micawber, is sent
to a debtors prison (the Kings Bench prison ) after going
bankrupt, and is there for several months before being released
and moving to Plymouth. David now has nobody left to care for
him in London, and decides to run away.
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He walks all the way from London to Dover, to find his only
Relative, his anut Miss Betsey. The eccentric Betsey Trotwood
agrees to bring him up, despite Mr Murdstone visiting in a bid to
regain custody of David. Davids aunt renames him Trotwood
Copperfield, soon shortened to "Trot", and for the rest of the novel
he is called by either name, depending on whether he is
communicating with someone he has known for a long time, or
someone he has only recently met.
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The story follows David as he grows to adulthood, and is
enlivened by the many well-known characters who enter, leave
and re-enter his life. These include peggotty, his faithful former
housekeeper for his mother, her family, and their orphaned nice
Little Emly who lives with them and charms the young David.
Davids romantic but self-serving school friend, steer forth
Seduces and dishonors little Em'ly,, triggering the novel's greatest
Tragedy; and his landlord's daughter and ideal"angl in the
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House, "Agnes wick field, becomes his confidant. The two most
Familiar characters are David's sometime mentor, the constantly
Debt-ridden MrWilkins Macabre, and the devious and
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Fraudulent clerk, UriahHeep, whose misdeeds are eventually
Discovered with micawber's assistance. Micaber is painted as a
Sympathetic character, even as the author deplores his financial
Ineptitude; and micaber, like Dickens's own father, is briefly
Imprisoned for insolvency.
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In typical Dickens fashion, the major characters get some measure
Of what they deserve, and few narrative threads are left hanging
Dan Piggott safely transports little Em'ly to a new life in
Australia accompanying these two central characters are Mrs.
Gum midge and the micawbers. Everybody involved finally finds
Security and happiness in their new lives in Australia. David first
Marries the beautiful but naïve Dora spenlow, but she dies after
Failing to recover from a miscarriage early marriage.
David then dose some soul-searching and eventually marries and
Finds true happiness with the sensible Agnes, who had secretly
Always loved him. They have several children, including a
Daughter named in honor of Betsey Trotwood.