Vineland Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 4 Summary

Chapter 4 Summary

Zoyd lends his car to his neighbor Elvissa and then borrows a small camper from a friend named Trent. He drives up into the hills to a family who provides him with crawfish that he then sells to restaurants in the region. As he drives his rounds in the borrowed camper, he gets strange reactions from the people who know him. Hector has been around asking after him, they tell him, but also other people. He receives a warning from Vato and Blood, two partners with a sketchy tow service, that he ought to consider not going home.

Zoyd learns from Elvissa that his car has been impounded by soldiers. He calls Trent, who tells him that agents have taken over Zoyd's house and thrown everything into the yard. Fearing for Prairie, he calls her at the pizza restaurant where she works and asks her to stay put until he...
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