GRGR (15): Good & Evil (was Enzian...)

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

David Morris wrote:
> 
> >From: "Terrance F. Flaherty"
> >
> >Yup, we are completely at cross talk. [snip, despite protests]
> >Is it evil to
> >engage in S&M? To do what Katje and Pudding do? Hey, to each
> >his own,  No, I say it is not. But why does Katje do it?
> >Blicero! Is what Blicero does in GR evil? Not like my
> >shooting a man in cold blood, hey it's a novel.  Is Blicero
> >the avatar of the Nazi dream of the death Kingdom in GR? Yes
> >he is. Does that make him an evil character in GR. Yes. Is
> >fucking children evil in real life? Yes. Is pointy an evil
> >character in GR? Yes he is.
> >
> 
> I say, in the dynamic Pynchon has constructed for us to explore, this "evil"
> label serves only to stop an exploration that it is only so obvious Pynchon
> wants us to delve deep into.  The dynamic is the thing.  Going beyond such
> trite and limiting labels requires looking deeper into the souls he has
> constructed for us.  Why would S&M be such a recurring theme in his work?
> Do you really believe it's 'cause he wants the reader to think "That's SO
> yucky, Buffy!  Eeeuuuu!!!"
> 
> Dig a little deeper
> D&M
> 
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