![]() ![]() Is it because the Murdsones do not allow him to have a relationship with him? Since generally David goes to details about the people around him. David's brother name is never mentioned in the story, David refers to him as the baby. I'm also new here, and struggling with David Copperfield. I am completly fascinated by "David Copperfield", and I'm totally in love with the Hallmark's adaptation of the book, have you seen it? What do you think of it? Hello, I'm new here My name is Asia, I'm from Poland, and my name has got nothing to do with the continent Quote: Originally posted by pete on Monday, November 08, 2004īorn, beloved, beaten, belittled, bullied, beguiled, beggardly, beleived, beheld, boyish, blinkered, besotted, bespoken, bound, beleagured, bewailing, burdoned, bewildered, bibiliographic, beleiving, betrothed, blissful. I want the character sketch of Uriah Heep from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I can't resist putting down all those appearances:ĭavy, Master Davy, Master Copperfield, David Trotwood Copperfield, Trotwood, Trot, Copperfield, Mister Copperfield, Dodie, Copperful, Daisy, and: David Copperfieldīut I love most when Peggotty calls him "my darling boy". This way David Copperfield indicates the hidden reality inside any other character in the story, who are thus defined from and in their relationship to him.įor a different view, see Dickens' Answers Remember her expression "Oh tut, tut, tut"īesides being a Spring and Joy, like a field of copper-colored butterflies, resisting corruption all the time, it is very interesting, that in fact he is called in many ways, from Trotwood and Trot, to Daisy and Copperful, without himself paying much attention to it, so that eventually and essentially his real name proves a name beyond names open to anyone's wishes and subject to all kinds of changes it remains hidden - or maybe it doesn't exist at all, but only as a drive and cause of the very act of naming. ![]() Betsey Trotwood's last name, suggests a hurried woman (trot), for she is fond of order and does everything with no time to spare. Steer in Steerforth touches on his leadership role for he guides (steers)David and himself.Steerforth had no father to guide him (which he expresses regret over, and his mother only idolizes him. ![]() Murdstone represents hardness and murder (is suspected of inadvertently causing David's mother death). One never knows!ĭickens is known for naming his characters in order to reveal something about the traits of the character. In my opinion, I think Dickens chose David Copperfield as a name because of his initials, DC. Can you let me know how to find out this information? I am trying to find out why and how Charles Dickens named the characters in David Copperfield. The Forum remains available only as a source of published information. ![]()
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