Nora Dodson Truck--POSSIBLE SPOILER

[Paul Mackin]

On Sun, 8 Aug 1999 starlet at norfolk-county.com wrote:

> DavidM here, vacationing for the past week, posting from the home of a friend:
> 
> When I read descriptions of Nora, I think of Katje.  They are both described
> via poetry as exquisitely beautiful and sophisticated.  They are both
> associated with "autumnal" colors.  Their histories, though not disclosed to
> us, are in some way "tragic."  Nora's "erotic nihilism" recalls Katje's game
> with Blicero. Both are familiar with the Zero.
> 
> Question:  What is Nora's function in this group (of mostly men) who exhibit
> psychic sensitivity?  The others have particular skills.  Nora, the
> fascination of these others, has not yet shown us her psychic "thing."  Is
> her skill the ablility to turn full-faced into the Zero?  Is she useful to
> Them for that ability?  How?

Nora's husband is probably more important than Nora herself who is mainly
just the sweetheart of the psychic crowd--a  woman who goes from do' to
do' for which her nihilism eminently suits her.  Cuckholded Sir Stephen is
the office joke but more importantly a multidimentional genius who's been
assigned to study Slothrop.  We get a good look at him fairly soon now
when action moves to the Riviera. 

			P.