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Demon Copperhead
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Chapters 43-53Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 43 Summary
Demon goes to the Peggots’ house, where family and friends have gathered for Mr. Peggot’s final hours. Maggot has been living with Aunt June ever since an argument with Mr. Peggot, and he doesn’t say goodbye before Mr. Peggot dies. Demon realizes how lucky they both were to have had Mr. Peggot when they were children. At Mr. Peggot’s funeral, Rose and Emmy get into a fistfight. Emmy has been dating Fast Forward.
Chapter 44 Summary
Now that football season is over and his injury is healing, both Coach Winfield and Demon’s doctor pull his pain medication. Demon’s withdrawal symptoms are severe, so Dori sneaks him her father’s pain medication and other drugs. Demon runs into Tommy, who has been promoted at work and now rents the McCobbs’ garage. Demon warns him not to invest money in Mr. McCobb’s new business venture, but Tommy already has.
Chapter 45 Summary
Demon is so determined to see the ocean that he convinces Maggot, Emmy, and Fast Forward to go to Virginia Beach. Emmy tells him about her stressful home life: Maggot is into meth, and
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