The story goes through David’s life, from childhood to maturity.

When he was 8, the mother got

married with Mr Murdstone. He was rude to David and the mother. He didn’t want the two to be
together.
Peggotty, who lived with David and his mother, was the maid of their family. One day she brought
David with her in Yarmouth by her brother. There he met Peggotty’s nephew, Ham, and Peggotty’s
brother’s niece, Emily. When they came back, in their house there was Mr Murdstone’s sister. Mr
Murdstone decided to send David to college as a punishment.
Back home for the summer holidays, David finds out he had a new little brother, but her mother
was completely oppressed by her husband. David’s little brother and her mum die shortly after.
Soon after, he begins to suffer pressure and psychological violence from Mr. Murdstone and his
sister.
Suddenly, David is sent to work in a factory, whose owner is a wine merchant friend and business
partner of Mr. Murdstone. There, he became friend with Steerforth. Meanwhile, Peggotty marries
Mr. Barkis. David is staying with the Micawber family, but Mr Micawber is arrested for debts, so
he’s forced to go to her aunt Betsy Trotwood.
David is sent to a new school by her aunt Betsy, where he met Uriah Heep and Agnes. At 17 the
school ended and he decided to visit Peggotty.
When he returned in London, he decided to became a lawyer by Mr Spenlow’s agency. He falls in
love with Dora, Mr Spenlow’s daughter, and they get married. After a couple of years, Dora gets
sick and dies.
At the end of the book, David marries Agnes, who has always been secretly in love with him. The
two will find happiness, they will have four children, and one of them will be named after Aunt
Betsey.