Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Young adult David
As the book progresses to the older stages of David growth, so does my interest. I suppose this comes from the relative closeness of the age between us. Although David is more mature and cares about his future as an independent person, he is also still very naive. Example of this is Steereforths influence over David. We know that Steereforth is very sly and double edged, saying things to David in a very condescending manner which David is too blind to see. Davids infatuation of Steereforth does not allow him to see the true nature. However i personally enjoy Davids remaining innocence in the novel, it really cements his rather strong personality. It does also remind us of each other in real life, as we are not perfect beings. We cannot be perfectly mature, we cannot be perfectly conditioned. We have flaws and so does David. I am very curious to see what decisions David will make when it comes his friends, and also how his knowledge of the affairs will effect him in the long run.
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I very much agree with your post. It is evident that David is growing and maturing into an adult. He has overcame some difficult situations like the death of his mother and living with the horrifying Murdstones while still being a child. In these chapters I can relate David to myself in that yes, he is naive. I do not believe David is blind to the actions and behaviors around him, I just believe he chooses not to dwell on them. David sees the good in everyone.
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