Roger, Jessica and all things Queer.

[matthew.percy at utoronto.ca]

On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Chris Stolz wrote:

> I agree with Wayne Loftus' comments on Roger and Jess-- this relationship is
> a concatenation of cliches and has lots of parallels to
> Blicero/Enzian/Katje.  It's a satire of romance and war movies, among other
> things..._GR_ seems to me not to show us any one really "wholesome"
> relationship, straight or gay...
> 
> chris 
> chris stolz
> 
Of course, this neglects the one "wholesome" relationship in the book, 
that of Jeremy(The Beaver) and Jess, which seems to function as a satire
of an idealized family values love.  Just wondering, though, about Pynchon's
choice of nickname - Beaver - leave it to Beaver?  Which would work, when you
consider that the politics of Leave it to Beaver produce a sterile and 
ultra-conservative "family", much like the "love" Jess and Jeremy share.

I care because you do,
- Matt