GR title

[David L. Pelovitz]

On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Hartwin Alfred Gebhardt wrote:

> I have always wondered what others make of the title of Gravity's 
> Rainbow, both literally and figuratively. Especially in the light of 
> the following quote, which I find a little confusing.

One of the things I've always like about the rainbow image
is how it fits into color theory in general.  Anyone who works
with light knows that white is the presence of all colors 
and black is their absence, but anyone who mixed pigments 
knows white is the absence of all color and black is the
presence of all of them.  For me, the rainbow functions
as a symbol of both universal inclusion and exclusion.

And if Gravity's Rainbow is the arc of the rocket,
then it connects the White man (Weissman/Blicero) to
the black instrument (schwarzgerat).

David Pelovitz - dqp5805 at is4.nyu.edu