show that mr murdstone was cruel to david

Mr. Murdstone appears in David's town one day and meets David's mother at a house party. He soon is walking them home from church. Over a short period of time, he wins over David's mother and marries her. His main purpose in marrying David's mother is to break her spirit and control her. He also shows strong hatred of David and is very cruel to him. After David's mother dies, Mr. Murdstone sends David to work, even though David is only ten years old. Later, Mr. Murdstone remarries and acts in the same manner to his second wife.