M&D 773

[still lookin 4 the face i had b4 the world was made]

On Sat, 17 May 1997, Kyle Grieser wrote:

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> I've thought of another way the the Transit of Venus parallels the book.
> Mason & Dixon's journey (in a straight line, mind you) across America
> is a direct parallel of the Transit of Venus.  Also, the book is structured
> identically to the event.  

I was thinking about how the Line is very straight, but the book is not.
Pynchon books are never a straight journey from point A to B, and this one
was a perfect opportunity for him to make that clear, by contrasting his
narrative structure with the central plot device.

Max

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