The novel David Copperfield, written by Charles Dickens, deals with the life and times
of David Copperfield. About a century ago in a small town in England, David was born
on a Friday at the stroke of midnight, which is considered a sign of bad luck. David's
father has already died and his aunt comes to stay with him and his mother as this novel
gets off to a very slow start. Soon David becomes aware that his mother has relations
with another man and asks one of his servants, 'if you marry a person, and the person
dies, why then you may marry another person, mayn't you?' David is im…
