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The collaboration/fusing of the government and corporate worlds is indeed not only a reality, but is the driving force behind the USA's empiric foreign policy. The invasions of Panama, Iraq, and countless other countries are explained in quite simplistic terms. In short: profit, greed, exploitation, and Westernization are the heavy hitting qualitifying goals that separate the big dogs (or "jackels") from the little guys.
"It seemed to her that everything she had ever needed to know in her life she had known at one time or another, but she just hadn't known all those things at once, at the same time, at a single moment" (284). Lorrie Moore writes in a series of moments, articulated in odd precise prose. Although her characters may not be capable of synthesizing these moments, Moore does it well. With each story I walked away sobered by her subjects' alienation and longing, appreciative of all wisps of humor.
An awesome ending to a wonderful trilogy. M. Keyes is an excellent author with a wonderful sense of imagination and determination. I highly recommend all of her books.