Angus Character Analysis in Demon Copperhead

Angus, born Agnes Winfield, is Coach Winfield’s daughter. She does well in school and initially plans to leave Lee County to go to a four-year college as soon as possible. She is portrayed as steadfastly unique and self-assured and as someone who cares deeply about Demon. Angus supports Demon in whatever he wants in life and is also honest with him when she feels that he is making mistakes and derailing his life. At the end of the novel, after Demon has become sober, he realizes that he and Angus have feelings for each other.

Angus Quotes in Demon Copperhead

The Demon Copperhead quotes below are all either spoken by Angus or refer to Angus. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

I told Angus my mom being dead wasn’t something I pinned exactly on my birthday. “It’s more like this bag of gravel I’m hauling around every day of the year. If somebody else brings it up, honestly, I’m glad of it. Like just for a minute they can help me drag the gravel.”

Related Characters: Demon Copperhead (speaker), Angus, Demon’s Mom

Page Number and Citation: 246

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The trip itself, just getting there, possibly the best part of my life so far.

That’s where we are. Well past the Christiansburg exit. Past Richmond, and still pointed east. Headed for the one big thing I know is not going to swallow me alive.

Related Characters: Demon Copperhead (speaker), Angus

Related Symbols: The Ocean

Page Number and Citation: 546

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Angus Character Timeline in Demon Copperhead

The timeline below shows where the character Angus appears in Demon Copperhead. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

It’s Coach Winfield’s kid, Angus, who is the child of the girl Betsy raised who died of breast cancer. Demon... (full context)

...they don’t know anything about how the world works. They especially don’t know about money. Angus takes Demon shopping at Walmart and buys him new shoes with Coach Winfield’s credit card,... (full context)

...discover he can draw, they ask him to do nude drawings for them. Demon and Angus start spending time together regularly. Demon hasn’t had a friend since Maggot, whom he hasn’t... (full context)

With Christmas approaching, Demon asks Angus what their family does for the holidays. She says they don’t really do anything. She... (full context)

Demon and Angus both love their gifts. Demon thinks stealing the tree from Crickson was the best part... (full context)

...that, which means they clean the house more often. With the house tidier, Demon and Angus start inviting friends over more. Demon also starts going to football camp during the summer.... (full context)

Angus tells Demon that he’s going to have to keep notes in a notebook about his... (full context)

...school, so Demon and Maggot are reunited, and they go to school with Emmy and Angus, too. Demon starts spending time at the Peggots’ house again. Maggot skips school a lot,... (full context)

After Angus gets her license, she and Demon take a road trip to Murder Valley. When they... (full context)

...night, but he wakes up the next morning halfway up the stairs to his room. Angus helps him get to his room and tells him that he’s messing up. (full context)

...spends the next week in and out of consciousness while he takes Lortab. One day, Angus goes to his room while he’s recovering. She can tell he’s agitated and asks what... (full context)

Demon avoids Angus and Coach to spend more time with Dori. One day, when Demon is in Walgreens... (full context)

...more often. He doesn’t keep up his connections with most of his other friends, including Angus and Maggot, and he starts skipping school more. After Angus confronts Demon about not following... (full context)

...house, she gives him a hit of something to tide him over. The next morning, Angus calls and tells him he needs to get back to Coach’s house. She tells him... (full context)

Demon meets up with Angus at a small park in Jonesville. Angus tells him that U-Haul is spreading rumors that... (full context)

After talking with Angus, Demon goes to the high school to see Ms. Annie. Ms. Annie tells him she... (full context)

Demon follows Angus’s advice and goes home to live with Dori. Trash bags are piling up and dishes... (full context)

...to Tommy’s. His phone keeps ringing, but he doesn’t answer. When he picks up, it’s Angus. She says he needs to come over immediately. She says it’s about U-Haul. If possible,... (full context)

When Demon gets to the house, Angus and U-Haul are circling the kitchen table. Demon can’t tell who is trying to catch... (full context)

Demon says Coach would never steal money. Angus agrees, but U-Haul is in charge of bookkeeping, and he’s been funneling money into his... (full context)

...Vester died, Demon comes home and finds Dori’s body. She has died from an overdose. Angus comes to the funeral and helps Demon get through the day. Angus updates Demon about... (full context)

...the cave, thinking walking might help. While he’s walking, Demon thinks about the recent offer Angus received to go to “real college” in Nashville. He tries to find it in himself... (full context)

...and Mr. Dick are excited and surprised to see him. Demon talks to them about Angus and asks if she has a boyfriend. Betsy says she has her “hunches about that,”... (full context)

...lives in an apartment building in Norton. Next, Demon drives to Coach’s old house, which Angus is trying to get in shape so they can sell it. Angus, who has recently... (full context)

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Angus Character Timeline in Demon Copperhead