Novel David Copperfield

By: Charles dickens

By •Yahya elghobashy

& •Mohamed bakry

& •Mohamed abo-elnaga

This novel is about a young Child called David and he is cute little boy and his mother the loving Clara and the nice and second mother of David , the servant Mrs.Peggotty

Let’s see what happened to this lovely family an what disasters happened to them

This is a : “Charles dickens” novel

David : The hero of the story

Clara : The mother of

David

Miss.Peggotty : The

servant of David &

ClaraMiss. Betsey :

The aunt of the father of

David

Mr. Murdstone :

the husband of Clara

Miss. Murdstone : The sister of Mr.Murdsto

ne

Mr.Peggotty : the sister of

Mrs.Peggotty

One day …. Clara was sitting on fire , and about to give birth

She saw some 1 out of the window … that person knocked at the window and pressed his/her nose at the window … Clara was afraid and Miss.Peggotty went to see who is there .. It was a strange looking old woman

Her name is Miss. Betsey and She was the aunt of Clara's dead husband an she didn’t agree to marry her but he did and he died

She told Clara that she would take the baby and call her Betsey after her and be like her mother but Clara was surprised how did she know that it’s a girl

But Miss. Betsey said “I’m sure it will be a girl” … suddenly she started to scream .. She was about to give birth , they called the doctor and he came

After the birth Miss. Betsey said “how is she?”.. The doctor replied ”She is fine she only needs rest” .. She was confused she said “the baby how is she”

The doctor said that he was a (he) not a (she)

Miss. Betsey was angry and she hit the doctor and left without coming back ever again.

Miss. Betsey is a weird old woMan

She knocked at the window

She said that she was sure it will be

a girl

She hit the doctor after knowing it’s a

boy and never came back

David had a happy and lovely life .. His mother was teaching him instead of going to school and miss. Peggoty was like his second mother , she was so kind and loved Clara … they had a very happy life until

Clara decided to marry some guy called Mr. Murdstone …. Peggotty tried to stop her “ Master Copperfield wouldn’t have liked someone like that” but she disagreed and wanted and insisted to marry him .. She knew that David won’t love this man so she asked Clara to take him to Yarmouth with her ( Yarmouth is her home town ) to give Clara the chance to marry Mr. Murdstone

They took the cart and went to Yarmouth … the cart man when they arrived told David to tell Miss. Peggotty “ I’m is welling ” … David didn’t understand him so he didn’t tell her

Mr. Peggotty was a kind man … they life was hard but they were kind and loving and from this moment David's life changed

When they got back from Yarmouth … David entered the house happy and wanted to see his mother because he missed her

He went upstairs to see her but she wasn’t in her room .. He thought from a moment that she is dead and Peggotty took him to hide from him that she is dead .. But when he went downstairs Peggotty told him “What do you think .. You have got a father” and she is sitting in a room and she pointed it to David … and told him to shake hands with Murdstone

He entered running to his mother and his mother also went to him and was about to hold him to kiss & hug him … Mr.Murdstone said “Remember Clara!”

So she stopped and only shock hands with David .. From that moment he knew that Mr. Murdstone is a cruel man and his life is going to turn into dark and sadness

David’s life had turned upside down since the marriage of his mother

First : David had a happy life with loving mother (Clara) and kind servant (Peggotty) while he was learning from his mother

Second: A man entered his life by cheating his mother (Clara) and turned David’s life into sad .. He deceived Clara by telling her that they would be friends in a happy life

Third: After the marriage Mr. Murdstone stopped Clara from showing her love to David

At that day Mr.Muderstone went to David's room and told him “ Do you know what do I do to a horse or a dog that disobeys me?” … “No Sir” Replied David “ I beat him and beat him until he do what I order him to do”

David looked at His eyes with silence .. Murdstone left the room after what he said to make David afraid of him that he would beat him if he didn’t obey him

After that he invited his sister to stay with them .. When she entered she said that the house is like upside down and that they should change many things

She asked to take the keys of the house from Clara so Clara could say anything and she gave it to her .. So they took control of both Clara and the house

One day and while Clara was teaching David … Mr. Murdstone intended to give David a very hard question to make him get it wrong and to make everybody think that he is a bad boy

So .. Mr. Murdstone punished David hardly but David bit his hand so sent him to his room Clara couldn’t do anything and protect him so she was just crying

He stayed there for about a week and then Miss. Peggotty went to him and told him that she I going to tell him 2 things

First of all : That he is sent to school and he is going next morning and he is going in the holidays

The second thing : that he should never forget her because she will never forget him and that she will take care of Clara and watch the home until he come back

David : is and innocent boy his life has turned to sad

since the marriage

Clara : The weak mother who got fooled and couldn’t

protect her own son

Miss.Peggotty : The kind servant that loves Clara & David and serve

them

Miss. Betsey : The aunt of the father of David and the very strange character

Mr. Murdstone : The cruel husband of clara that fooled her at first and now he is showing that he

is the worst husband ever

Miss. Murdstone : The sister of Mr.Murdstone and she is as cruel as him .. She took control of both

Clara and the house

Mr.Peggotty : he proved that he is kind while making David staying with them

Mr. Murdstone is a cruel man He punished David

hardly after intending to give him hard question

He sent David to the school in the holidays

He let his sister to take control of the house by giving her the keys of the house and of Clara

•It’s a boarding school

And •The buildings were dull & the

classrooms were cold

And•The books were old and dirty

with marks of tears and some hair

And•There was a bad smell of ink

everywere

He is ignorant

He is the sternest & severest & cruelest person

He likes beating fat boys with his cane

He was talking in whispers to make the students afraid

He beat David until he cried

He said “ Come fresh to you lessons I advice you because I’ll come fresh to punish you with my cane “

David went to the school and found that the school is an boarding school .. The buildings were dull .. The class rooms were cold .. The books were old & Dirty with marks of tears and some hair in them .. There was a bad smell of ink everywhere

And also found that The manager Mr. Creakle is an ignorant man .. He is the cruelest man ever .. He likes beating fat boys .. He was talking in whispers to make the boys afraid

He Punished david hardly because Me. Murdstone asked him to do so until he cried

So it was like a nightmare to him … months went and he went back to his home for the holiday

Clara was alone so she showed her love to David and kissed him and a lot because they missed each other

The next Day at the breakfast .. Miss. Murdstone said “ How long are the holidays” and that reveals that she is the cruelest woman in the earth