TRP & RAW

[P. L. Arango]

I know this has been discussed before(and was on the TRP WWW page briefly),
but, as I recently reread Illuminatus for the first time since I read
Pynchon, I was wondering connections have been drawn between the two
authors.  Yes, there are three direct mentions of Pynchon in Illuminatus(in
Malik's airplane notes, when Simon(?) says all the groups use WASTE, and
FDR monitoring alligators so life doesn't get too exciting...same reason
they removed the trolleys)

Besdies this, however, I see little the authors have in common.  Their
worlds are both paranoid, but I do not get a sense of Wilson's questioning
the nature of the paranoia, as Slothrop does.  I would be interested in
hearing what others feel on this topic.

(As I said, I apologize if this has been discussed to death before.  If so,
tell me to shut up and I'll go wade through the archives to try to find it)

-Padgett L. Arango