(1) Each of the identities of V. in the novel represents a stage in the entropic evolution of man toward dehumanization and disintegration. (2)Its meaning is also obscure and protean. It can be names such as Victoria, Vera, and Veronica. It can be places like Valletta of Malta or Venezuela. And it can be a good many other things, the “V” shape of spread thighs,or the Virgin Mother.