Dinah the Christmas Whore and Planet of the Apes Summary and Analysis

David and Lisa get jobs in cafeterias. Lisa works in a has-been cafeteria, while David works in a new cafeteria in a new shopping center. David enjoys his work as a dishwasher. The work keeps his hands occupied while allowing his mind to wander, dreaming up scenarios for a future television series in which David will travel the country with a proboscis monkey.

David decides to become friendly with convicts on the staff, believing that each must have come up with some brilliant realizations while in prison. The author is saddened to learn that this theory is untrue, that each convict seems to be as stupid and unenlightened as the day he was arrested.

The holiday season approaches and David decides that this is the...