The Dark Thing

Schwitterz mcmullenm at vcss.k12.ca.us
Mon Sep 15 22:04:02 CDT 1997



Charles F. Albert wrote:

> If I promise not to extrapolate the qualities of Mommie Dearest to
> describe all women, will you promise not to generalize about the way
> men think and feel from Mr. Erickson?

I was just presenting the quote, not suggesting a generalization. Surely Pynchon listers are more intelligent than to generalize from a quote.  I found the quote very moving, not a universal truth.  I am
a man, and that doesn't represent my view of women and sexuality.

Schwitterz

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