Pynchon and babies

[Alan Westrope]

On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Penny Padgett <padgett at intellicorp.com> wrote:

>Chrissie Jolley's description of TRP as "a doting father" and my
>own recent entry into the world of parenthood has caused me to
>reflect on the appearance of babies and children in Pynchon's work.

>[...]  It is in _Vineland_ that babies really become prominent:
>there are many lovely passages about Zoyd and Prairie (my favorite is
>Zoyd's "belated realization" that he "would, would have to, do anything
>to keep this dear small life from harm").

Ahhh, but we mustn't forget "The Secret Integration!"  No babies, to
be sure, but everything is seen from the kids' point of view.

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