early life and write world-famous stories about them. Calvin Brown feel that these experiences also helped shape the man the Dickens became, as do all experiences in life for everyone (Brown 144) The structure of Dickens's Copperfield has the freeness and the unity of a wonderful journey. As the scene moves from place to place in the story each move also represents a critical step in David's spiritual journey to manhood. Dickens uses the pattern of changing scenes to provide both variety and contrast of mood. The atmosphere changes as the story moves along from the Salem House to Blunderstone, giving the story diversity. Dickens constantly shows how the life of David would have been much easier had he had a decent father figure in his home while he was growing up. David is constantly searching for what he has lost in the past. He recalls the beautiful world of the Peggottys when he says, "It seems to me at this hour that I have never seen such sunlight as on those bright April afternoons, that I have never seen such a sunny little figure as I used to see, sitting in the doorway of the old boat..."(Copperfield 7) This writing of Dickens binds the reader to the story. David remembers the "olden" days and thinks of them as the "golden" days (Allen 28). As the beginning of the story describes, David Copperfield has many hard childhood experiences, such as Dickens's own humiliating days spent working in the blackening factory in London. The despair and humiliation that he suffered there and the rejection of his parents and the loss of all his hopes of self-fulfillment are relived through David in this book. Dickens tells his own story well through the life of David Copperfield. He isn't looking for the readers' sympathy. He simply wants the reader to understand that just because he had a rough life doesn't mean it was a bad one. A journey into adulthood, something that everyone must go through, although it may be easier for some than others...
