Dora Spenlow

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Dora Spenlow is a charming but naive young woman who becomes David Copperfield’s first wife in Charles Dickens’s novel "David Copperfield."

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Dora Spenlow canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in David Copperfield
fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn film adaptations of David Copperfield
stage adaptations of David Copperfield
television adaptations of David Copperfield
appearsIn David Copperfield
characterTrait affectionate
charming
childlike
impractical
naive
companion Jip
creator Charles Dickens
deathInWork dies young
emotionalArc from playful courtship to fragile married life and early death
father Mr. Spenlow
fictionalUniverse David Copperfield
surface form: David Copperfield universe
firstAppearance David Copperfield
surface form: David Copperfield (1849–1850 serial publication)
genreOfWork Victorian novel
householdSkill poor at housekeeping
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
literarySignificance example of Dickens’s portrayal of feminine innocence
medium novel
narrativeRole David Copperfield’s first wife
love interest of the protagonist
nationality English
occupation none
pet Jip
publicationContext originally serialized in 1849–1850
relationshipDynamic ill-suited but loving marriage with David Copperfield
relative David Copperfield
Mr. Spenlow
residence London, England
surface form: London (fictional setting)
romanticPartner David Copperfield
spouse David Copperfield
symbolism idealized, fragile domesticity
themeAssociated idealized love
immaturity
marriage
workAuthor Charles Dickens
workAuthorNationality British

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David Copperfield featuresCharacter Dora Spenlow
Dora Annie Dickens namedAfter Dora Spenlow
Agnes Wickfield contrastedWith Dora Spenlow