Mucho and his relationship with Oedipa

What I thought was a defining feature of this novel was the alienation and lack of depth in relationships. One of the most conspicuous instance is when Oedipa discusses with Mucho regarding her ex-boyfriend’s death and Mucho, on the other hand, repeats complaining on his daily life. But the essence of the conversation here is not the interaction between the two characters; the existence of Mucho, at least in this scene, seems to be explanatory of Oedipa’s point of view. Through Oedipa’s narration on how Mucho detested his used-car jobs since the cars were an alibi for people of his kind were to live distressed, unimportant lives, Oedipa can be viewed as a cynical individual. Mucho then goes onto implying how he is interested in young girls and often makes confrontation with his boss on that issue. Again, Oedipa remains a cool state of mind and does not react to her husband’s moral flaw. Mucho’s occupation as either used car salesman or DJ at KCUF (reversely read as fuck) shows what kind of state both Mucho and Oedipa are in. Oedipa does not sympathize with Mucho, but their relationship seems to testify that they are both alienated and lost from others, including each other.