Pirate's Gift/dream theory

[Vincent J Varo]

On Sat, 27 May 1995 OUTRSPACIA at aol.com wrote:

> I have to say that the dream theory seems too easy. The dream approach is
> like fiction 101. However slow a learner pynchon may have been, he at least
> made it into 202.
> Besides why is a dream theory even necessary? What do we gain by putting the
> novel inside a dream. A dream creates a convenient container for the novel,
> but it probably doesn't reveal anything useful about it's contents.
> 
> I will say that if you need it to be inside a dream, let it be inside the
> dream of an autistic child, like the entire television series of "St.
> Elsewhere" a couple years back.
> 

Or how about a dream inside the head of Bob Newhart?

Joe
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