At the first line of the novel, Holden proclaims: "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'l probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth" (3). What literary device is in this quote? Who is David Copperfild and why would holden bring this up? by Vannah Scarborough

At the first line of the novel, Holden proclaims: "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'l probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth" (3). What literary device is in this quote? Who is David Copperfild and why would holden bring this up? by Vannah Scarborough https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz You may use Google for your research. Your response should be one full paragraph. Grammar and mechanics matter. en-us 2019-04-16 11:31:56 UTC 2019-04-16 13:51:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Gabrielle Gundling https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351965906 David Copperfield is Charles Dickens 8th novel. The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery. It was first published in 1850. I think Holden is alluding to this book because according to the Title of Dickens book, Holden's is very similar in that he talks about his experiences and history. Holden sees those kinds of details as irrelevent yet still seemingly unconsciously goes into his own personal anecdotes he goes as far as to discuss the tragic death of his brother.]]> 2019-04-16 13:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351965906 Ford McClary https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351965995 The literary device used in this quote is allusion. David Copperfield is being alluded in this quote. David Copperfield is a character in one of Charles Dickens novels, David Copperfield. In this novel, it is about a guy named David Copperfield and it was told about his experiences. Also David Copperfield had a difficult childhood. The main reason why Holden brings up David Copperfield was because the novel was a boring and long book of his experiences which Holden is trying saying he isn't going to bore us like David Copperfield.]]> 2019-04-16 13:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351965995 Riley https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966110 Holden uses allusion when referring to David Copperfield. He was talking about a book by Charles Dickens where Copperfield has to deal with his family and holden is comparing himself to ]]> 2019-04-16 13:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966110 Olivia C https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966326 The literary device used in this quote is an allusion to David Copperfield. David Copperfield is the title of a book written by Charles Dickens and is about the life of David Copperfield. The book illustrates his life which wasn't the best and was filled with sorrow. It will probably foreshadow things that will happen (or have already happened) in Holden's Life ]]> 2019-04-16 13:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966326 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harryox2003 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966403 2019-04-16 13:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966403 Ross Cox https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966415 So this is an allusion and he is saying that he does not want to be like David Copperfield and talk about his whole "G.D. autobiography"(1). David Copperfield is a book written by Charles Dickens and it is about a man's youth and younger years.]]> 2019-04-16 13:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966415 Pierceson https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966695 This is an allusion to David Copperfield, a story that was described as being the turning point in Charles Dickens' writing; that separate the novels of youth and those of maturity. ]]> 2019-04-16 13:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966695 Kenneth Chow https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966829 The literary devices used in the quote is an allusion to David Copperfild. He was a character in a book by Charles Dickens who had a lousy and hard childhood.]]> 2019-04-16 13:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966829 Harry harryox2003 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966934 "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth"

This is dialect- david copperfield is very nostalgic and holden's life is the same.

]]> 2019-04-16 13:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966934 Jacob Flaherty https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966946 David Copper field was a character in the book David Copper field and it basically goes through and talks about his life and everything that happened in it. ]]> 2019-04-16 13:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966946 Lillie Akers https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966956 This is an allusion referring to David Copperfield. This book is about is childhood and everything that he has been through in his life. He had a rough childhood and maybe he doesn't want to go through what he had been through. ]]> 2019-04-16 13:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351966956 Eric Bennett bennettem02 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351967344 David Copperfield told the story of his nice loving family and Holden is expressing that his life is not like that. Almost as if he despises that kind of lifestyle or feels envious because of it. It is an allusion to a different text. He brought it up to express what his life was like by giving the opposite of it.]]> 2019-04-16 13:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351967344 Lily🤯 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351967820 This is an allusion to how he’s telling the story of his life like David Copperfield. His parents seemed to neglect him in the story and it sounded like he had a tough life. Holden brought this up because he’s about to tell the story of his life and the things he went through so it’s actually a really good allusion. Holden says he’s not going to “go into it” but ye does anyways as he tells the story of his life just like David Copperfield.]]> 2019-04-16 13:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351967820 Kourtney https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351969161 The literally device being used in the first quote of the book is allusion. Holden is the narrator of the book so I feel like if people were to read the first sentence of the book they would kind of be turned down because the narrator is a teenage boy. He brings up David Copperfeild because it’s the name of a book where David had a not so good life. He’s trying to compare David’s life to His life. He said he didn’t wanna bring it up because he things David copper field didn’t do a good job explaining his life. ]]> 2019-04-16 13:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/5ay1uwqmqhwz/wish/351969161