Near the end of this novel, Miguel's bird Jujutla defeats a broken-beaked bird of Honest Abe Kusich in a cockfight.
One character in this novel orders her son to sing the suggestive song "Mama doan wan' no peas" to demonstrate his talent. The protagonist imagines a "super Dr. Know-All Pierce-All" leading a mob, and watches the pornographic film Le Predicament de Marie at Audrey Jenning's whorehouse. Near the end of this novel, Miguel's bird Jujutla defeats a broken-beaked bird of Honest Abe Kusich in a cockfight. Its protagonist watches a set collapse during a filming of the Battle of Waterloo, and tries to sleep with Faye Greener, although she moves in with Homes Simpson. For 10 points, name this novel about Tod Hackett, a work by Nathanael West set in Hollywood.
One character in this novel orders her son to sing the suggestive song "Mama doan wan' no peas" to demonstrate his talent.
The Day of the Locust