Who is Fat Joe from Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America’s Strangest Jail and what is their importance? | English & Literature Questions & Answers

Fat Joe is an American who visits Thomas in his cell on a number of occasions, always leaving money for him before he goes. On his first visit, he sits on Thomas's favorite chair and breaks it, thus earning the nickname "Fat Joe," at least in Thomas's mind. Fat Joe turns out to be a Mormon missionary who wants Thomas to start a church within the prison, even though Thomas is not Mormon. He agrees, buys a cell and puts candles in it, but never receives a parishioner. He regularly contacts Fat Joe, who has gone back to America, giving him glowing progress reports on the church, so that Fat Joe will keep sending money.

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Who is Fat Joe from Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail and what is their importance?

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