In his world of deceptive advertising (termed "expedient exaggeration"), one cannot be trusted:Ah, Maggie, in the world of advertising, there""s no such thing as a lie." He places wild flowers there to remember her by, and then leaves his two children unattended.Munny tells them he""ll be gone for a couple of weeks, only reassuring them that they could seek help with neighbor Ned Logan""s Indian companion if necessary: "If you have any problems, go see Sally Two Trees at Ned Logan""s.The Ciceros came from the same part of Sicily as his mother.["Can""t We Be Sweethearts", performed by the Cleftones.] Rather than attending school, Henry is adopted by Paulie, and becomes a "full-time" errand boy/apprentice for the cabstand workers, e.I""m goin"" up to Illinois and take a state rap.I""ll get two years at the most...I couldn""t be in both places at once, could I? Little hing I cooked up before we pulled the tunnel job.]He is disgusted by the world of urban decay and sleaziness hat needs to be raged against and washed away:All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies.