VLVL The deal

[Terrance]

Frenesi, Brock, Sasha, Zoyd, and  Hector, make The Deal. It's not
Brock's deal. It's a deal they all have a hand in. 

Brock, the most politically powerful deal maker is motivated by his
sexual obsessions (Frenesi, Mad Woman ... ) AND his political ones.  In
fact, when his sexual obsessions cross his political ones it  nearly
costs him his political position and his political power. Happens to
lots in this book. But Brock is Captain Teflon. The Road Runner. Like
Blicero, he has Weberian Charisma.  He works for Ed Meese. Is he Oliver
North?  No, not exactly. In fact, Brock's political immunity and power
are canceled by Reagan. Reagan is the only one who can take Brock off
the air. Under Reagan, the focus shifts away from the 60's "kids" and
the defeated Left (mostly self defeated in P's novel) to the "Evil
Empire and its Satellites" in Central America, South America,  South
East Asia ... so on.  
  


I don't agree that Frenesi is the one most responsible for The Deal.
While I agree with most of what Robert is saying here, I think that
Brock and Sasha draw up the contract, Frenesi and Hector work out the
details, Zoyd signs on the bottom line and he and Prairie live by its
words. But, 1984,  Prairie is become a woman now. Prairie rejects her
parent's values, including her Mother's bisexuality ( DL & Ché) and her
father's music, drugs, selfish irresponsibility, their notion of family.
After being all familied out she turns to Brock for some family values. 

Takeshi saves her. Who was saved. That Prairie (America). And who saved
her? Takeshi. 

Not bad. 

If you are still in NYC, Dave & Co., check out Shakespeare's MSND at
BAM. 

Hector has been misread here from the start.