David Copperfield, Chapter 5: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Peggotty gives David cakes and money, and Mr. Barkis asks him to send her a message expressing his willingness.
2. At Yarmouth, a waiter consumes much of David’s dinner, frightens him with stories, and obtains a shilling from him.
3. Passengers mock David’s supposed appetite, and he travels hungry and uncomfortable through the night to London.
4. Mr. Mell collects David, arranges breakfast at an old woman’s home, and takes him to Salem House.
5. David discovers that he arrives during vacation as punishment, and Mr. Mell fastens a warning placard to his back.
6. David studies with Mr. Mell, suffers from loneliness and shame, and dreads the return of the pupils and Mr. Creakle.

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Cosa notare

The punishment changes how David sees himself. The warning does more than expose him to ridicule: it makes him doubt his own nature.

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