What happens towards the end of Roddy Doyles novel, The Van?
The van gets the old heave-ho: “Jimmy Rabbitte Sr. has been fired. He has no money, his family hasn’t money and he’s feeling useless. He is embarrassed because he can’t buy presents. The things changes when his friend Bimbo gets fired. Together they hang around and play games. They go to the pub and drink a lot, but both of them are unhappy. Bimbo buys a van to feed the hungry people near by the pub and during football games. Jimmy Sr. and Bimbo work together on the van. The business of the two mates, and later including Jimmy’s daughter, is very good, they sell a lot. But one evening, Jimmy Sr. and Bimbo go to a pub and drink a lot. They talk with two women but only Bimbo has luck with a woman. Jimmy Sr. is jealous and angry. He hits Bimbo, but Bimbo doesn’t really bother. When the two mates see each other again, Bimbo tells Jimmy Sr. that he doesn’t want to sell fifty-fifty anymore, but that he pays Jimmy Sr. salary. Jimmy Sr. doesn’t like this and they both are stressed. Than the he
