David Copperfield · Character
Miss Larkins
A beautiful older girl David admires as a youth.
minor
Also known as The eldest Miss Larkins, the eldest Miss Larkins, the Larkins, the late Miss Larkins
First appearance: xix i look about me and make a discovery
Miss Larkins shows up with force in A Retrospect. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The eldest Miss Larkins, object of David's intense but short-lived romantic obsession, who dances with him and later marries Mr.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional peak of David's concealed grief and the…
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See Miss Larkins in xix i look about me and make a discovery