Who is the fictional character that you identify most with, and why?

By: Tufail Ahmed

David Copperfield, a character created by Charles Dickens in his classic novel David
Copperfield, is the fictional figure who most appeals to me. Like many loving dads, Dickens
claims to have David Copperfield as his "favourite child" in his heart of hearts. After his dad
expire, David is born. His mother gets remarried. Edward Murdstone, David's stepfather, does
not treat Him with any kindness. The boy is sent to Salem House by him. The school's
headmaster is a bully who makes David's time there unbearable. David adjourns the institution.
His mother expired. Later Murdstone employs him as a laborer in London for Murdstone and
Grinby, where he lives in abject misery. He escapes from London and arrives at the home of
Betsey Trotwood, an aunt of his father. She sends him to Canterbury for additional studies. He
marries Dora, making life at this school quite happy for him. She passed away. David takes a
trip. When he goes back home, he is a well-known author. To his first wife's wishes, he marries
Agnes and spends a happily married life. The novel's reality and strength come from the honest
telling of the autobiographical occurrences. Young Charles Dickens' tender spirit was scorched
by harsh experiences that gave his writing a passionate intensity that has never been matched in
the history of the English novel. David's work as a laborer for Murdstone and Grinby makes us
think of Charles Dickens, who was sent by his father to a black ink factory at the age of eleven to
work. David's stepfather sends him to Salem House, which is similar to Wellington House
Academy, where Dickens had minimal formal education. Like the author's paternal grandfather
John Dickens, Mr Micawber is perpetually in debt. Dickens' love for Maria Beadnell is reflected
in David's devotion to Dora. The fairy godmother Betsey Trotwood, who has a hard exterior but
a gentle interior, is similar to the author's mother, Elizabeth Dickens. Dickens achieves literary
fame, puts in a lot of effort, and leads a successful life, just like David. In reality, some reviewers
believe that the work eloquently expresses some aspects of the novelist's actual life that he did
not disclose to his biographer Forster.