![]() ![]() As the novel progresses, their lives continue to weave and intersect. At his first placement we are introduced to three other foster boys who work alongside Demon on a farm. Now an orphan, Demon is thrown into the world of foster care and exposed to atrocities no child should ever endure. The stress of the abusive relationship finally breaks his mother, who relapses, overdoses and dies. ![]() Demon experiences his first physical and psychological abuses at Stoner’s hand, and he’s faced with the reality that his mom chose to stand behind her boyfriend instead of protecting her son. What he contributed financially to the family did not outweigh the strain and violence that came with it. The tides started to turn when she began a relationship with Stoner, a no-good, abusive man. While they do not have much, Demon has never gone hungry or been profoundly lonely.Īs Demon recounts his childhood in first person, he reflects on the simple yet happy early years when it was just his mom and him. They while away their days exploring and being boys. His mom loves him and is mostly present when she can string together a few consecutive days of sobriety, and he lives next door to his best friend, Matthew Peggot, called Maggot. The young child doesn’t know anything different from his simple life in a trailer home. The story opens with the birth of our protagonist-named Damon but called Demon by everyone and Copperhead after his dad, who died before he was born. ![]()
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