Dh answers “I can map most characters to their origins...” — Demon Copperhead Q&A

Lisa Houlihan asked this question about Demon Copperhead:

I can map most characters to their origins in David Copperfield, but not Maggot. I am reading the full Dickens for the first time (an abridged version 40 years ago in ninth grade doesn't count) and maybe I'll figure it out. Does Maggot map to an individual character, or is he a composite as others are, or does he not have a counterpart in Dickens?

Dh I think both Maggott and Hammer are based on parts of Ham Peggotty in David Copperfield.

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Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver

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