Essay Archive - David Copperfield
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 ....
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