Proper naming in Pynchon

[Paul Mackin]

Question for recent readers of VL: Was there a Zen or Bhuddist
connection for Zoyd Wheeler's teen daughter Prairie?

Prair(ie) Wheel(er) seems like too nice a "reconditonyn" to pass up,
unless a context for it is totally lacking.

I did remember Prairie hung out a bit with DL and Takesi, so the
possibility of an Eastern influence seemed not out of the question.

Was reminded of Prairie when a p-lister supplied the following by
private email concerning the moms: (Wallace usage)

Frenesi = free 'n easy?
 
					P.