VLVL - Frenesi's Inscrutability

[ckaratnytsky]

     Quoth Doug:
     
     >Frenesi's choice to do what she does with Brock is impossible to 
     >understand, and it is the motor that drives VL. 

     While I will agree the, ahem, perceived inscrutability of Frenesi's 
     motives and actions are what propels the book, I think the so-called 
     mystery behind her choices is a typical Pynchonian red herring.  
     Except for the pesky way those blue eyes and great legs set us all 
     aquiver, looking for a kindlier rationale, there's less to her than 
     meets the eye.  Jane Fonda, man.
     
     (Not to mention another Jane that's crossed our path, come to think of 
     it.)
     
     Chris