Kent Character Analysis in Demon Copperhead

Kent is Aunt June’s boyfriend who is a pharmaceutical representative. Kent’s job consists of trying to get doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers more often. As Aunt June sees more and more of the damage that opioids have done to Appalachia, she comes to think of Kent and the pharmaceutical companies he represents as murderers.

Kent Quotes in Demon Copperhead

The Demon Copperhead quotes below are all either spoken by Kent or refer to Kent. 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:

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She said it was hydrocodone and something. Not oxy then, I said, and she said it was really no better than that. I was struggling for words and possibly catching the asshole bug from Coach because I asked her whatever happened to Kent’s “pain is a vital sign” and all that.

She hissed at me: “Kent Holt is a fucking hired killer for his company.”

Related Characters: Demon Copperhead (speaker), Aunt June, Coach Winfield, Kent

Page Number and Citation: 340

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Kent Character Timeline in Demon Copperhead

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

...wearing the bracelet he gave her around her ankle. Emmy says she hates June’s boyfriend, Kent, a pharmaceutical rep who never seems to stop talking. Maggot puts on some of Emmy’s... (full context)

...field. On a Saturday the following February, Emmy tells Demon and Maggot that June and Kent are breaking up. Emmy explains that June told Kent that she would no longer prescribe... (full context)