Brock and Frenesi

[Justin Roby]

>At 01:59 AM 12/5/98, Cchoskin at aol.com wrote:
>
>>Wondering if anyone has any thoughts about these two.
>
>I agree with a lot of what David had to say about Brock and Frenesi. But
>the thing I keep wondering is this: why am I so concerned about Frenesi,
>while I don't give two whits for Brock. Is it just her baby blues and great
>legs? (I hope not.)

Hey, I have to have sympathy for anyone who names their kid "Justin" (who
would be my age, too, maybe a couple years younger?)... Ultimately, tho',
it might have to do with her being manipulated (yes, it is a two way
street... but we might ask the question if Weed Atman as a thanatoid would
want to get karmically adjusted with her or with Brock? (comically
adjusted?)).  Pynchon, with the string of strong women (Frenesi and DL
forming a twinset similar to Katje/Jessica... and where does Oed fit in?)
tends to portray them as sympathetic... even Bianca's mother <GR> we feel
pity for (the lowest form of sympathy).

Justin Roby
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