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The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker is a multigenerational narrative about a poor Black family's struggles in the South, focusing on Grange Copeland, a sharecropper whose dreams fade into bitter frustration, leading to violent outbursts. His son Brownfield repeats his father's patterns until Grange, returning from the North, assumes guardianship of his granddaughter Ruth, hoping to break the cycle. This book involves themes of racial and domestic violence, self-harm, and substance use.