Demon Copperhead

by

Barbara Kingsolver

Rose Dartell Character Analysis

Rose Dartell is one of Fast Forward’s friends, though Fast Forward seems to treat her only with contempt. Rose seems jealous of Demon for the attention that Fast Forward gives him. Rose tells Demon that her family adopted Fast Forward when they were both children, but Fast Forward would frequently hurt the other children and never show empathy or remorse.
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Rose Dartell Character Timeline in Demon Copperhead

The timeline below shows where the character Rose Dartell appears in Demon Copperhead. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 38
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...down the main street in Fast Forward’s Lariat with his friends Big Bear Howe and Rose Dartell. Rose and Fast Forward have a small argument that lasts most of the night.... (full context)
Chapter 39
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...Fast Forward to June and Emmy’s Fourth of July Party. Fast Forward picks Demon up. Rose and a woman named Mouse are already in the truck. They then pick up Maggot.... (full context)
Chapter 40
...goes back to Fast Forward’s truck, he’s with a woman who people call Car Wash. Rose then comes up and slams a paper bag on the truck’s tailgate. She says she... (full context)
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When Demon finds Rose, she tells him that Fast Forward doesn’t own the farm. Instead, he lives in what... (full context)
Chapter 43
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...a fight break out and walk around the corner of the funeral home to see Rose Dartell grabbing Emmy’s hair. Demon separates them, and they both leave before Demon can talk... (full context)
Chapter 51
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...a steady hand, so they’ll split the fee 50-50. The night Demon signs the contract, Rose Dartell calls him at three in the morning. She says she has something from Emmy... (full context)
Chapter 57
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...can only barely keep helping Tommy with the comic strip. In June, Demon runs into Rose Dartell. She says Fast Forward is back in Lee County and asks if Demon wants... (full context)
Chapter 59
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...hospital and treated for exposure. Maggot rides with him in the ambulance. The next morning, Rose gets in to visit him by pretending she’s his sister. When she gets to Demon’s... (full context)