I will give it a shot answering your questions.
What was the story of the fellow who kept trying to take his artwork to the gallery?
This is Sun Green's father, Earl Green. Here is a great explanation of his story:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379307/board/nest/44912937?d=163805994#163805994What was the purpose of the dead policeman? It was my favorite chapter but I could not see how it related to ecology>
This was Officer Carmichael, who is shot and killed by Jed Green. You're right that it doesn't have much to do with ecology. But Officer Carmichael is just another character in the story, and his role explains why Jed Green went to jail.
Why did the devil pour something into the "good" guys drink?
To get the "good" guy (Earth Brown) to lose his inhibitions and go after Sun Green. The thread I linked to earlier also explains this.
Why does the "good" guy seem to be climbing the hills in the end as though he is trying to escape?
Either Earth Brown is having some kind of a hallucination or he is on a mission to save the Earth, or both. Here are some of the relevant lyrics:
We were runnin' through the night
Never knowin' if we would see the light
Paranoid schizophrenic visions
Livin' in fear of the wrong decisions
We got to wake up
We got to keep goin'
If they follow us
There's no way of knowin'
We got a job to do
We got to
Save Mother Earth
* * *
Next mornin' Sun was up at dawn
She looked around and Earth was gone
Dark visions he had last night
He needed peace, he needed light
He heard the rumble and
He saw the big machines
The green army rose
It was a bad dream
He had a job to do
He had to
Save Mother Earth
Why does the fisherman row out to sea and not return?
The shore is an analogy for the temptation of the devil's wicked ways. The captain is rowing away from the shore to stay on the right path. Here are some of the relevant lyrics. Note the last two lines in particular:
"It's a simple thing
Trying to stay afloat,"
The captain said
Without his boat
"Some things are getting better
Other things a little worse
It's a situation
Much like a curse
It's the devil's sidewalk
It's the devil's door
I try to avoid it,"
Said the captain of the shore
What was the story of Lenore and the money?
Lenore was the art dealer who ran the "L" gallery. She was having an affair with Officer Carmichael. The friend of Officer Carmichael's widow discovers that Carmichael had left behind an envelope with money in it for Lenore. When she sees this she realizes they were having an affair and decides to hide the envelope from the widow to not upset her. Here are the relevant lyrics:
Silk scarf and a napkin
Hidden in a drawer
Two hundred bucks in an envelope
Labeled Lenore
"Maybe she shouldn't see this
She should never know,"
Said the widow's best friend Anne,
"I'll just take it and go
I'll give her the money later
Say it was in his shoe
That way she'll never find out...
That'll do"
I hope that helps.
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