VLVL 4: War, politics and love

[Terrance]

> 
> I think from the information given it's undecidable if RC was a Vietnam-vet
> but this illegal (according to US-law) war itself was the major reason of
> the 60s youth to oppose the "establishment" -- and not only in the US but in
> Europe too. RC and Moonpie surely had their reasons to change their names.
> Maybe they had done things that were considered as illegal, maybe they have
> their own "Hector" still looking for them.

Maybe they changed their names for business purposes. Kinda catchy. 

Ain't it? 

RC & Moonpie. 

Sounds to me like they named themselves after a very successful business
partnership. 

We know the names of two of their children, they are Morning, the
biggest and Lotus the baby. 

So, maybe RC is an Australian Vietnam Vet. 

Who knows? 


One things for certain, we know what they do for work. This novel always
tells us what people do for work and for money. 

Check out the Checks. 

The novel opens with Zoyd's dreaming about his disability check. Zoyd
gives the cashier in the More Is Less store a "rubber" check.  He goes
to lunch with Hector and the check ends up in the mayo. He writes
Moonpie a check for the craw dads. He goes down to the Hobb's Lawn Care
business to get cash. 

war, politics, and love? 

more like lawyers, work, and money