Animal Dreams (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Barbara Kingsolver
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1980’s
- Setting: Grace, Arizona
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Family or family life, Self-discovery, Memory, Parents and children, Protests or demonstrations, 1980’s, Native Americans or American Indians, Fathers, Sisters, Small-town life, Mines, miners, or mining, Southwest, Deserts, Alzheimer’s disease
- Locales: Grace, AZ
Characters Discussed
Cosima Noline, the protagonist and narrator. Cosima, who goes by the nickname Codi, is in her early thirties but is still searching for her life’s work and a sense of belonging. She trained to be a medical doctor but quit during her internship. She has since worked as a scientific researcher and as a convenience store clerk. Emotionally scarred by the death of her mother and her own miscarriage at the age of fifteen, Codi is cautious about forming attachments. Her strongest bond is with her sister Hallie.
Homero Noline, Codi’s father, the only...
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