Animal Dreams | Animal Dreams

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Author: Barbara Kingsolver
First Published: 1990
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
Time of Work: The 1980’s
Setting: Grace, Arizona
Principal Characters: Cosima Noline, Homero Noline, Loyd Peregrina, Emelina Domingos, Viola Domingos, Hallie Noline
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

Animal Dreams tells the story of Cosima “Codi” Noline’s return to her hometown of Grace, Arizona. Although she has long felt alienated from the community, her experiences there help her discover both literal and emotional connections with the town. Codi has returned in order to take care of her father, Homero (or Homer), who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, and to teach biology in the local high school. She becomes involved in the town’s efforts to protect itself from the economic and environmental problems caused by pollution from the Black...

Animal Dreams | Animal Dreams

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