Who is Prairie Wheeler from Vineland and what is their importance?

Prairie Wheeler is the 14-year-old daughter of Zoyd Wheeler and Frenesi Gates. She is raised by her father and has no recollection of her mother, who left when she was only a child. Sent away from Vineland by her father, who fears Brock Vond is after her, Prairie takes to the road with her boyfriend, Isaiah Two Four. She meets with DL Chastain, a former friend of her mother's, who is able to provide her with photographs, film footage, and other information about her mother's past. After several weeks living with DL and Takeshi Fumimota, Prairie returns to Vineland and is reunited with her mother. She also narrowly escapes being kidnapped by Brock Vond.