Sent away

The awful Murdstones. Mr. Murdstone greatly dislikes David. He attempts to teach David, but punishes him for every mistake so that David does nothing but make mistakes and is written off as stupid and insolent. A fight ensues at some point and David bites Mr. Murdstone in self-defense. He is sent away from his beloved mother and Peggotty to school in London. When he arrives the other boys are on holiday. He is made to wear a placard that says that he bites. He dreads the day of the other boys arrival. James Steerforth charms and befriends him. He ends up thriving there in spite of the near constant beatings of the boys by the headmaster.