Chapter XXIV The Mexican Bust Summary and Analysis

While Kesey rides in a van toward Guadalajara, the Mexican Federales stop him, Hagen and another Prankster named Ram Rod at a road block. The Federales find marijuana in the van and start to arrest Kesey and the others. Kesey runs for it and makes it to a moving train that he jumps and rides into Guadalajara.

A young Mexican named Mario lets Kesey sleep in his apartment. Kesey suspects that Mario is homosexual, but this turns out to be untrue, or at least Mario does not make any advances. Kesey goes to the American consulate and is given a few pesos. He buys a bus ticket back to Manzanillo, and the bus driver gives him a few more pesos, demonstrating the natural kindness of the poor Mexicans. Back in Manzanillo, Kesey feels...