Who is Elvis Cole from The Monkey's Raincoat and what is their importance? The_Monkey's_Raincoat English & Literature Elvis Cole | The Monkey's Raincoat

Elvis Cole is a detective. He served in the military during Vietnam, and he never truly left his wartime persona behind him. Elvis is nostalgic about childhood and the innocence that he left behind, and he is stuck in a world of violence that he now cannot escape. He makes it part of his life by working as a private investigator. Elvis is a self-styled Peter Pan who wants to never grow up, while at the same time thrusting himself into a horrifically violent adult world that he doesn't really want to see. To cope with violence, he drinks. Elvis cannot leave this violent world behind him because he sees violence as the only way to help the innocent who are suffering in the world.