Where is the eal setting of Vineland?
Rumors place Pynchon in the town of Aptos, California for about ten years, supplying locales for Vineland. Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and the El Porto section of Manhattan Beach have also been mentioned. Vineland plot-summary Feminist film collective 24fps covers a college revolution led by Weed Frenesi falls for fascist Brock because of her genetic weakness for uniforms Brock asks her to set up Weed’s murder, she goes along for no good reason Fleeing Brock, Frenesi marries Zoyd completely at random, Prairie born Fleeing Zoyd, Frenesi marries Fletch(?) settles into life as gov’t informant Brock entraps Zoyd with pot-bale, releases him (why?) as a welfare-loony DL enlisted by Ralph to kill Brock, attacks Takeshi by mistake -> partners [Uneventful years?] Frenesi freed from gov’t obligations due to budget cuts Brock mounts final revenge campaign (why?), seizes Zoyd’s home Prairie meets DL, learns Frenesi’s story Prairie and Frenesi reunited in Vineland (w/Sasha and Zoyd, etc) Brock’s try a
