Mr. Murdstone
This character is a loyal servant who eventually marries the carriage driver.
This character is very cruel to his stepson.
Clara Copperfield
This character's recollections of his life from birth create the novel.
This character supports her brother's cruelty to his stepson.
Miss Murdstone
David Copperfield
Peggotty Barkis
This character raises her son for the first eight or nine years of his life before allowing her second husband to control her to the point of being uninvolved with her son any further.
