I. Chapter VII

Note : “bile” [baɪl] is Mr Peggotty’s pronunciation for “boil”.

☞ Characters :

Traddles

·        very often punished

·        stands by his schoolmates

·        draws skeletons to calm himself down

Steerforth

·        respected and admired by the whole school

·        makes David tell him the stories of the novels he has read

1: Mr Mell,  2: David, 3: Steerforth, 4: Mr Creakle, 5: Tungay

Steerforth is humiliating Mr Mell before the whole school on account of his impoverished mother.

Mr Creakle takes sides with Steerforth and even fires Mr Mell.

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·        David has visitors: Daniel and Ham Peggotty. He introduces them to Steerforth.

II. Chapter VIII

☞ Time: the holiday after David’s first half-year at Salem

☞ Main information:

·        Main plot: David’s mother has had a baby (a boy).

·        Subplot: Peggotty has not answered Barkis’s offer. She does not want to leave Clara.

☞ characters:

Miss Murdstone

·        counts the days until David goes back to school.

·        forbids David to touch the baby.

Mr Murdstone

·        forbids David to spend time with Peggotty.

Clara

·        She is under the Murdstones’ influence.

While unable to criticize them, she on the other hand has no confidence in herself

Ž To the reader, she appears manipulated, even brainwashed.

David




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