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Alícia Floriach Pigem Universidad Isabel I de Castilla Máster de Formación del Profesorado Curso 2014-2015

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Page 1: David Copperfield / Alicia Floriach

Alícia Floriach Pigem

Universidad Isabel I de Castilla

Máster de Formación del Profesorado

Curso 2014-2015

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Introduction

Genre

Themes

Plot summary

Characters

Narrator

Film, TV and theatricaladaptions

Sources

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Its full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery

It was published between 1848 and 1849

Many elements follow events in Dickens' own life, it is probably the most autobiographical of his novels

Dickens wrote, "like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield.“

We can see various criticisms of English society and system.

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It is a classic coming-of-age story, as

we watch David grow from a boy to

a man.

And since almost all of the drama in

the novel comes from family stuff –

David's abusive stepfather, Annie Strong's infidelity, David's unsuitable

first marriage, Emily's flight from her

family, and so on –"family drama" is

a pretty good description of what

goes on in David Copperfield.

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The novel has all of the power and resonance of Dickens' social critique of a Victorian society that had very few safeguards against the mistreatment of the poor and, particularly in its industrial heartlands.

Suffering, poverty, youth, society and class, family, guilt and blame, education, gender…

We get Dickens' most realistic and touching portrait of a young man growing up. Although it certainly portrays Dickens' comic touch to the full, it also has a real seriousness that is not always apparent in some of Dickens' other books. The difficulty of being an adult, of marrying, of finding love and of getting on feel very real and shine from every page of this delightful book.

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David had a difficult life from the

beginning. His father died before

he was born so he lived with

Peggoty and his mother. His

great-aunt refuses to be his

godmother because David is a

boy instead of a girl and his

mother is childlike and easily wounded: not a strong parent

figure.

David is born into a fractured family

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Things don't really get wonky until a dark-haired, handsome gentleman enters his mother's life. This is Mr. Murdstone, and David is the last to know that Mr. Murdstone has designs on David's mother. David is sent away to visit his housekeeper's family for two weeks, and when he comes back, his mom's remarried.

David's mother marries the abusive Mr.

Murdstone

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They send David away to a terrible

boarding school, where he is frequently whipped by his headmaster. Then,

worst of all, David is away from home

when his mother and his baby brother

dies.

Mr. Murdstone sends him to London to

work in his factory. So now, David is

about as far from a happy family as he

can possibly get: he is an orphan living alone in London, with no future and no

prospect for improving his life.

David's mother dies and Mr. Murdstone

turns David out of his house

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David is unhappy working at the

warehouse and runs away to his

Aunt Betsy. David writes to

Peggotty, his old nurse, and finds

out that Miss Betsey is living in Dover. After a mishap with a thief,

he has to start selling his clothes

piece by piece so that he can eat

on his way. Finally, he turns up at his

aunt's house, and she takes David

in. When the Murdstones come to

collect David, she sends them away with a few rude word.

David finds a new family by running away to

his great-aunt, Miss Betsey Trotwood

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When Miss Betsey goes broke,

David has enough skills and

dedication to support her. His affectionate heart leads him to fall

in love with a lady who is

completely not right for him, Miss

Dora Spenlow. He's a stubborn, honorable guy, so he marries her

and tries to make it works. We

know that he has had sparks with

Agnes Wickfield since around the

time he first met her when he was

11, but now there is Dora in the

way.

David seems to have ruined his life again by

marrying Miss Dora Spenlow

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David realizes that he doesn't want

to be married to Dora after he marries her. He tries to change her, to

make her more serious, but it hurts

her feelings. So he gives up and

resigns himself to being as happy as

he can be with the wrong woman.

But Dora dies.

Dora passes away, leaving David free to marry

the woman who really suits him: Agnes

Wickfield

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In David's search for a happy

family, the resolution comes when he marries Agnes, the woman he

has meant to be with. After David

and Agnes marry, they set up in a

house and Agnes bears David

many children. They name one of

their children Betsey Trotwood

Copperfield, so Miss Betsey finally

gets the goddaughter she was

expecting when David was born.

David and Agnes live happily ever after

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David Copperfield: The

protagonist and narrator of the

novel. David is innocent, trusting,

and naïve even though he

suffers abuse as a child. He is idealistic and impulsive and

remains honest and loving.

Agnes Wickfield: David’s true

love and second wife, the

daughter of Mr. Wickfield. The

calm and gentle Agnes admires

her father and David.

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Little Em’ly: Peggotty’s

unfaithful niece, who is sweet

but also coy and vain. Little Em’ly’s desire to be a lady

causes her to disgrace herself

by running away from her

family.

Clara Peggotty: David’s nanny

and caretaker. Peggotty is

gentle and selfless, opening

herself and her family to David

whenever he is in need. She is

faithful to David and his family

all her life.

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Miss Betsey Trotwood: David’s

eccentric, kind-hearted aunt.

Dora Spenlow: David’s first wife.

Dora is foolish, more interested in

playing with her dog, Jip, than inkeeping house with David.

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Tommy Traddles: Young David’s simple, goodhearted schoolmate. Traddles works hard but faces great obstacles because of his lack of money and connections.

Clara Copperfield: David’s mother. The kind, generous, and goodhearted Clara embodies maternal caring until her death.

Mr. Edward Murdstone and Miss Jane Murdstone: The cruel second husband of David’s mother, and Murdstone’s sister.

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David Copperfield is the hero of our novel. He is also our narrator. David is looking back on the events of his own life.

David becomes the focal point through which we see a wide selection of mid-nineteenth century character types.

David is literally all over this novel: he really draws our attention to the overpowering influence of the narrator to shape the reader's perception of his characters.

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David Copperfield has been filmed on several occasions:

1911, directed by Theodore Marston

1913, directed by Thomas Bentley1922, directed by A. W. Sandberg1935, directed by George Cukor1956, a 13 part TV serial shown on BBC.1966, a 13 part TV serial that aired in 1966.1969, directed by Delbert Mann, featuring

numerous English classical actors.1974, directed by Joan Craft1986, directed by Barry Letts, shown on BBC

1986/871993, animated, shown on NBC1999, shown on BBC2000, directed by Peter Medak

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DICKENS, Charles. Oliver Twist, David Cooperfield. Ediciones Nauta. Obras selectas (1972)

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/copperfield/characters.html

The personal history of David Copperfield onOpenLibrary.com

http://es.slideshare.net/alfonsosolersananselmo/david-copperfield-1?next_slideshow=1

http://www.shmoop.com/david-copperfield/genre.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield#Film.2C_TV_and_theatrical_adaptations