Vernon God Little Setting & Symbolism

Vernon God Little Objects/Places

Acapulco, Mexico

Acapulco is the Pacific coast resort city in Mexico, where Vernon's truck driving host, Pelayo, unloads cargo before heading northward to his tiny seaside village. Vernon picks the largest of Acapulco's luxury hotels to place a phone call to Taylor, figuring he can blend into the large crowd of Americans. Affluent Taylor appears to know the city well, and agrees to wire money to the Western Union at Comercial Mexicana. Taylor surprises Vernon by flying down for his 16th birthday and leads him to a room in one of the finer hotels, where she seduces him, gets him to admit he has killed for her and loved it, and gives him up to Lally's camera crew, to be turned over to U.S. marshals and flown back to Houston.

Antisocial Personality (ASP) Disorders

Dr. Goosens testifies at Vernon's murder trial about the psychological condition he has diagnosed Vernon suffers. ASP sufferers thrive on instant gratification,...
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