Mr. Armstrong Character Analysis in Demon Copperhead

Mr. Armstrong is an English teacher at Demon’s middle school. He recognizes that Demon is a strong student and recommends him to the gifted and talented program. He is known as a truth-teller at the school and as someone who is almost impossible to dislike. Mr. Armstrong also arranges for Demon to study art at the high school with his wife, Ms. Annie. Ms. Annie and Mr. Armstrong face racism and prejudice as people spread rumors about them because Ms. Annie is white and Mr. Armstrong is Black.

Mr. Armstrong Character Timeline in Demon Copperhead

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

Class, Social Hierarchy, and Stereotypes Theme Icon

...because he’s behind in school, and he’s also sent to meet with the guidance counselor, Mr. Armstrong . When Mr. Armstrong first meets with Demon, he tells Demon that he’s read Demon’s... (full context)

Mr. Armstrong is a seventh and eighth grade English teacher, but he substitute teaches for Demon’s sixth... (full context)

...passed out in his office. Coach drinks more in the off season. Demon also has Mr. Armstrong as a teacher this year. He’s strict about grammar and teaches the class about stereotypes... (full context)

...flag and a United States flag flying from the back drives by the school when Mr. Armstrong is outside. Later, he tells his class, “The Confederacy and the United States were opposite... (full context)

...team. When the school board rejects her plan, she only grows more determined. She enlists Mr. Armstrong to help, but even with him in her corner, she still struggles to get the... (full context)

In the family history project for Mr. Armstrong , Demon learns that almost everyone in his family has some connection to the coal... (full context)

...the mines now that coal companies traded humans for machines and laid off workers. After Mr. Armstrong points out that there’s no work in the area because the coal companies ensured that... (full context)

...spreading rumors that the art teacher, Ms. Annie, has been having sex with someone behind Mr. Armstrong ’s back—and that if people want proof, they should ask Demon, who saw it happen.... (full context)

...same time, Demon gets fired from Sonic. He goes to dinner at Ms. Annie and Mr. Armstrong ’s house because he wants to talk to Ms. Annie about the contract at the... (full context)