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IvanOpinion
I agree that Maggot seems wholly original. I'm not entirely sure why Kingsolver adds him as a character, given that she sticks so closely to the Dickens plot and characters otherwise. Adding him raises some interesting themes and issues, but not ones that seem like they needed to be tacked on to this particular story.
I did kind of wonder if he would play a bigger role in the plot in a way that modernised the story in quite a radical way. I won't spell out my theory in case it turns out to be a spoiler, but I'm 90% of the way through the book and so far it looks like Kingsolver is sticking very closely to the original plot, so Maggot seems unnecessary.
I did kind of wonder if he would play a bigger role in the plot in a way that modernised the story in quite a radical way. I won't spell out my theory in case it turns out to be a spoiler, but I'm 90% of the way through the book and so far it looks like Kingsolver is sticking very closely to the original plot, so Maggot seems unnecessary.
Peggy Hardman
Maggot is, I think, simply today, and represents the host of young men (and women) who chose different lifestyles, and find their sexuality at odds with what society considers "normal."
Dh
I think both Maggott and Hammer are based on parts of Ham Peggotty in David Copperfield.
Katelyn Lewis
I think Maggot seems like the only probable line to Demon and a Peggotty. Since there aren’t other familial ties, I think it was a way for the Peggots to have a (non creepy) connection that would still make sense to readers that hadn’t also read Dickens.
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