Whole Sickness?

[Henry Musikar]

Kinda like post-extermination Herero life in GR - not exactly 
life-giving, but supportive nonetheless.

On 11 Jul 96 at 8:17, Paul Mackin wrote:

> Date:          Thu, 11 Jul 1996 08:17:00 -0400 (EDT)
> From:          Paul Mackin <mackin at allware.com>
> To:            pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject:       Re: Whole Sickness?

> 
> Got to admit the example of funding Esther's abortion leaves a lot
> to be desired as a "life-giving" dimension for the Crew.
> 
> But the animate existence _is_ complex.
> 
>      P.
> 
> On Thu, 11 Jul 1996, Susan M Danewitz wrote:
> 
> > Perhaps this is my personal bias, but the overwhelming theme i see
> > in _V._ is the struggle between animate / inanimateness and so the
> > $$ is merely another way the Crew help something become inanimate.
> > Rachael, who seems to be a Good Guy, fights tooth & nail to
> > prevent Esther's abortion...  I mean, pitching in your spare
> > change to help fund a bombing or massacre wouldnt be so
> > impressive, would it?
> > 
> > I'd like to draw a line, somehow, that marks difference between
> > WSC and Foppl's crowd, later, but all i can see is differences in
> > degree, not in kind.
> 
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