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This character receives melodramatic letters from an older man whose wife says that she will “never desert him” and who often claims “something will turn up.” A boat-turned-house in which this character briefly stays is changed from upright to upside-down in illustrations by Phiz. This character helps keep donkeys off the lawn of his aunt, whose disappointment at his (-5[1])gender leads (-5[1])her to call him “Trotwood.” This character befriends the indebted (10[1])(*) Micawbers after being sent to work bottling wine by his abusive (10[1])stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. This character, who begins by wondering “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life,”becomes a writer after exposing the fraud of Uriah Heep. For 10 points, name this title (10[1])narrator of a semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: David Copperfield [accept either underlined; accept Trotwood before “Trotwood”]
<Literature - British Literature>
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