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: 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

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.

Animal Dreams | Animal Dreams

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