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The Van Summary & Study Guide Description
The Van Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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The Van Plot Summary
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The Van is the story of two friends, Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. and Bimbo Reeves, who operate a chipper van on the outskirts of Dublin. Bimbo uses money he got when he was laid off from his job to buy the van and he invites his buddy, Jimmy Sr. to be his partner. They work very hard to get the van cleaned up and working. With the help (or leadership) of Maggie Reeves, Bimbo's wife, they work out their menu, which is basically fish and chips, burgers, and sausages, and, with the help of Veronica Rabbitte, Jimmy Sr.'s wife, learn how to cook it. They open and begin to catch on very well, but Jimmy Sr. soon feels that Bimbo and Maggie are making all the decisions and not listening to him. The friendship begins to falter, then goes completely off the rails. After one final and thoroughly nasty fight, Bimbo...
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