Book Review of David

Book Review of David Copperfield Recently I’ve read the book David Copperfield written by Charles Dickens, a famous writer of 1800s. Now I am going to have an brief introduction to the book and put forward my opinion on the main idea of this book which deeply impressed me while reading. Foremostly, here is the outline of the book. David Copperfield is a novel written as a biography of the main Character, David, in the first -person narration. The book is mainly about David’s life experience from his childhood to his middle age: David experiences his miserable childhood before he meets his aunt. Then, after being adopted by his aunt, Mrs. Betsey, he begins to go to school and gradually encounters a lot of people who play important roles in his life. With these people, he experiences romance, gain friendship, and also once be backstabbed. But thanks to the guidance of his aunt, David finally becomes a warm-hearted, earnest and diligence man, who always holds an optimistic attitude towards his life. At the end of the story, David gets married with his lover, Agnes, and live with great happiness in the rest of his life. What a wonderful book, isn’t it? Then, Here is my comprehension to the main idea of the book David Copperfield. First, from David’s life experience, the author, Dickens suggests that money is the root of evil, and shows his hatred for the greedy and ruthless bourgeoisie. In the book, there are a series of tragedies caused by money. To name several of them, David’s mother Clara is deceived to get marry with Edward Mudstone, who is greedy about her possession, then she suffers from great torture and was beaten to death; under the lure of money, Emily elopes with Steerforth but is finally discarded by him. These tragedies chill me and arouse my disgust to the society illustrated in this book, therefore, I think Dickens is successful in conveying his own idea and gaining sympathy. It’s very clear that Dickens makes his point. Second, in the book, Dickens reveals his ardently love for humanity, and points out that the capitalist society is in sore needs of more humanity. That’s why Dickens portray the main character, David, as a man full of humanistic features. Even though David has experienced misfortune, poverty and defection, he remains his goodness and optimistic attitude towards life. Also, the figure of Mrs. Betsey and Peggotty are two other ideal images of Dickens. They are generous about their money and devotes their kindness selflessly to their loved ones. Thus, Dickens chooses them to offer David guidance, shape his personality and help him finally grown up as a man with the brilliance of humanity. In general, Dickens criticizes the darkness of capitalism, and glorifies humanity, and I hold the same attitude as Dickens’s. To be concrete, the thirst for wealth can sometimes ruin people’s belief of love and even destroy people’s life, at the same time, morality and humanity are essential to the society because they can bring us harmony and well-beings. They are what I learn from the fate of Uriah Heep and the growth of David Copperfield. The book teaches me a lot in facing with the misfortune bravely and maintaining good virtue even after great torture. I realize that if you success in doing so, you can be your own hero and spread optimism to people around you. The book David Copperfield gains a great popularity all around the world and it spreads the burning passion for humanity. It do exert a profound influence on both individuals and the whole society. All in all, David Copperfield is a brilliant book that is worthy to be read.