David Copperfield is known as the best creation of Charles Dickens. In this novel, David Copperfield is the hero of the novel. It is an autobiographical novel. Its story is narrated by the novelist in the first person. The details in the novel places, persons and situations are related to the life of the novelist. At the age of ten David was put to work by his step father. Like Dickens he did not like to interact with boys of his own age. Like David Dickens also took to the legal profession and in the same way gave it up. He then learnt short hand and became a reporter. Dickens experiences as a stenographer and his success as a novelist were also a part of David's experiences.

There is a close similarity between the Micawber's and Dicken's parents. The Micawber's parents were as poor as Dicken's own parents. Mr. Micawber's optimism, his shiftlessness, his irresponsibility, his way of speaking were also the important trades of the character of David's father.

Therefore, the above observations show that David Copperfield is an autobiographical novel and a great work of child-psychology.