David Copperfield, Chapter 1: samenvatting

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1. The narrator describes predictions surrounding his Friday birth and recounts the sale by raffle of his caul.
2. He explains his father’s death and Miss Trotwood’s estrangement from his parents.
3. Miss Trotwood arrives, questions his anxious mother, and insists the expected child must be a girl.
4. She promises to protect this imagined daughter and asks about the widow’s income.
5. Peggotty sends Ham Peggotty for medical help, while Miss Trotwood waits impatiently and intimidates Mr. Chillip.
6. The baby is born safely, but Miss Trotwood strikes toward the doctor with her bonnet and leaves after learning its sex.

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The announcement overturns Miss Betsey’s certainty about the baby. Her immediate departure shows how strongly her promised support depends on having a girl.

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