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Not surprisingly, the main character of the book "David Copperfield"...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:12:07 PST

Not surprisingly, the main character of the book "David Copperfield" (written by Charles Dickens in 1850) is David Copperfield. The novel follows the main character from his youth up through his two marriages, and on into his middle years. Like many Dickens novels, it is notable for its examination of various aspects of the British social system of the time. It does this by introducing many other characters. The most famous of these...

What is the name of the main character in David Copperfield?

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:22:35 PST

What is the name of the main character in David Copperfield?

I am glad someone is with me in the confusion here. I suppose we can...

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:48:44 PST

I am glad someone is with me in the confusion here. I suppose we can assume this..this is one of my favorite chapters so far (I have not finished the book.) It seems with all that Strong/Annie nonsense in the previous chapters, everyone is jsut so obsessed with image and putting on airs, that nobody says anything and nobody gets anything done. Is that the thing about Dick? Is he supposed to be an anachronism or something, so he doesn't...

In Chapter 45, in which Mr. Dick fulfils the confidence that Betsy...

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 08:40:03 PST

In Chapter 45, in which Mr. Dick fulfils the confidence that Betsy Trotwood has placed in him, we see the reconcilation between Doctor Strong and his wife, which is brought about by Mr. Dick. Mr. Dick "shuts up his knife" at a significant moment after Annie Strong's mother has just left the room and just before he brings Annie back in to the room to declare her true love of her husband. Given this context, this quote can be said to signify the...

David Copperfield is a fictional biography, describing the title...

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:37:13 PST

David Copperfield is a fictional biography, describing the title character’s life. David narrates the novel himself. Some of the information in the novel is autobiographical and relates to Charles Dickens’s own life. David had a difficult life from the beginning. His father died before he was born. When David’s mother remarries, his stepfather is abusive and sends him off to a boarding school overseen by a cruel and abusive headmaster....

You must be referring to the passage where Miss Trotwood drops out of...

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 02:11:42 PST

You must be referring to the passage where Miss Trotwood drops out of sight when she learns that her self-appointed godchild (and namesake, probably!) is a boy instead of a girl. Here Dickens is obviously playing around with the idea of the absurdity of sexual preference (always a boy!) in many cultures. Well into the the story line (from Chapter 12 onwards) David looks up his long-lost aunt because he has been robbed while travelling and...

In David Copperfield, why did Miss Trotwood leave in anger (at the...

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:44:40 PST

In David Copperfield, why did Miss Trotwood leave in anger (at the beginning)? How is her disappointment removed at the end?

What is a short summary of David Copperfield?

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:54:11 PST

What is a short summary of David Copperfield?

Grammardog Guide to David Copperfield

One of the reasons why this is an important element for the atmosphere...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:02:01 PST

One of the reasons why this is an important element for the atmosphere of nostalgia, melancholy, loss, and drastic change of the story, is because Victorian England was a place of extremes: You were either well to do, or broke and miserable. The so-called Middle Class was what we would call these days the Upper Class, while their actual Upper Classes were the aristocrats. So either you belonged to one of those, or you would be in the slum...

How does Charles Dickens use the victorian background to create sympathy...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:31:28 PST

How does Charles Dickens use the victorian background to create sympathy for David?

You haven't missed anything. You are completely right - all Mr. Dick...

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:35:40 PST

You haven't missed anything. You are completely right - all Mr. Dick actually does is use his position as a "simple-minded" individual to do and say what everyone else was not doing and saying so the Strongs can be reconciled. In Chapter 45 Mr. Dick approaches David Copperfield and asks him if David thinks he is simple minded. David agrees, which pleases Mr. Dick, and then he asks what the tension is between the Strongs. David explains, and...

David Copperfield at this stage of the novel has been sent by his...

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:29:12 PST

David Copperfield at this stage of the novel has been sent by his stepfather, Mr. Murdstone, to work in his wine warehouse under terrible conditions. However, he is lodging with the Micawber family, which starts his longstanding relationship with them and their pecuniary difficulties. David finds solace in their friendship, however his feelings of abandonment and loss of status still cause him some misery. Mr. Micawber is put in debtor's...

what one question would you like to ask the author or character about...

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:25:10 PST

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In David Copperfield, Chapter 12, why did David decide to run away from...

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:53:01 PST

In David Copperfield, Chapter 12, why did David decide to run away from London?

In David Copperfield, David begins to suspect that Dick is slightly mad...

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:37:28 PST

In David Copperfield, David begins to suspect that Dick is slightly mad because as Mr. Dick writes his auto-biography, he claims to have trouble keeping King Charles I out of it! Later in the story, Mr. Dick confides to David that he himself thinks that he has a simple mind. A quote from David Copperfield that shows when David begins to suspect Mr. Dick’s madness is that Mr. Dick’s, “vacant manner, his submission to aunt, and his...

What made David think Mr. Dick was slightly mad in "David Copperfield"...

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:30:48 PST

What made David think Mr. Dick was slightly mad in "David Copperfield" in chap.13.

A themed paragraph, how would you(with 3 specific examples from david...

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:40:48 PST

A themed paragraph, how would you(with 3 specific examples from david copperfield) taken from the story instead of applied to the story.

You will find the free eText for David Copperfield on eNotes right...

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:28:54 PST

You will find the free eText for David Copperfield on eNotes right here. Also, I will include a link to the study guide below. I hope this helps!

I need a link to "David Copperfield". I can not find it.

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:52:05 PST

I need a link to "David Copperfield". I can not find it.