In chapter 6, Steerforth arranges a "banquet" in the dormitory room he and David share with other schoolboys at David's new boarding school. Steerforth manages the banquet by using all the money David has brought to school with him—seven shillings—for a feast. Steerforth buys currant wine, biscuits, almond cake, and fruit, which the boys all share in the moonlit room. As David describes it:
How well I recollect our sitting there, talking in whispers; or their talking, and my respectfully listening, I ought rather to say; the moonlight falling a little way into the room, through the window, painting a pale window on the floor, and the greater part of us in shadow
While David has a bad feeling about spending all his money on food and drink, the banquet does help him to get to know the other students and to find out the school gossip. As David puts it, what he hears that night "outlasts" the banquet itself for sometime. This is the beginning of David's involvement with Steerforth, a person he much admires. He thinks of him as having "great power," and at this time, his image of Steerforth is untarnished.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Where was the banquet held in David Copperfield?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
What is the theme of the chapter Lead?
Primo Levi's complex probing of the Holocaust, including his survival of Auschwitz and pre- and post-war life, is organized around indiv...
-
The statement "Development policy needs to be about poor people, not just poor countries," carries a lot of baggage. Let's dis...
-
Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that thrive in diverse environments (such as the ocean, the soil, and the human body). Various bac...
-
Note that these events are not in chronological order. The story is told by the narrator, looking back upon her life. The first notable even...
-
It seems most likely you are asking about Michael Halliday's theories of language. He argues children have seven main functions they use...
-
James is very unhappy on a number of occasions throughout the story, but he's especially unhappy with his life situation as the story be...
-
Under common law, any hotel, inn, or other hospitality establishment has a duty to exercise "reasonable care" for the safety an...
-
One of the plot lines in Pride and Prejudice is Mrs. Bennet’s plan to marry off her daughters, preferably to rich men. Throughout the novel...
No comments:
Post a Comment