David Copperfield Essay

When you read David Copperfield, it doesn’t take long to realize the difference between the upper and lower classes. Dickens had a way of making one-dimensional characters, and he was also good at doing this with the social status of the characters. The best examples of this, I think, would be Daniel Peggotty for the lower class, and Rosa Dartle for the upper class.
Daniel Peggotty was portrayed as a man that lived for everyone but himself. He was always willing to go out on a limb. He was kind and jolly, and extremely humble. He loved his family so dearly, especially his niece, Emily.
On page 182, David Copperfield says: “Mr. Peggotty’s a very generous fellow…” I think that describes him quite well. Dickens wanted us to love Mr. Peggotty, and to see how even though he lived in an overturned boat, he was an extremely happy man, and enjoyed life to its fullest.
However, on the opposite side of the s...