David Copperfield and Great Expectations are among Charles Dickens's most famous novels. In both books, the hero tells the vivid and absorbing tale of his education by life, presents a rich range of characters and scenes, and tackles profound moral, social and psychological themes. Part I of this essential study: provides lucid and penetrating analyses of key passages discusses the crucial topics of patriarchy, class, obsession, eccentricity, death, breakdown and recovery summarizes the method