Everything you need to understand or teach Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.
In Barbara Kingsolver's novel Demon Copperhead, everything changes for first person narrator and protagonist Demon Copperhead when his mother dies from an overdose. In the wake of her death, Demon's feelings of alienation and loneliness augment once he is entered into the foster care system. As he moves from home to home and family to family, Demon tries to find his footing in the world as he searches for belonging, purpose, and autonomy. The novel explores themes including identity, loss, and freedom.
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