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

[David Morris]

>From: Michael Perez
>
>>Terrance wrote:
>>If there
>>is an escape, it is not an avenging battle from any side.
>>This is, I think one of Pynchon's central questions, one he
>>keeps asking, story after story, How do you defeat evil,
>>without evil?"
>
>As far as the possibility of defeating evil without
>being evil, I agree that is not possible.  This brings up the whole
>issue of moral ambiguity (I hope this is a better term than
>indeterminacy) that exists throughout _GR_.  Many believe that evil in
>the service of goodness (or perceived goodness) is no longer evil,
>vengeance is believed by many to be justified - before or after death.
>

I say:
"Good" and "Evil" here discussed are too flimsy.  Is not context needed?  
Can we proscribe w/o context a set of "Good" and "Evil" acts?  "Perception," 
above, is denigrated, 'cause "Some of my best friends are Black," right?  
Wrong perception is only balanced with more information.  "Good" and "Evil" 
are moving targets, along with "Justice."

I love Brecht's "The Good Woman of Sezchuan (sp?)"  A simple but deep 
morality play.  Was the Good Woman's Uncle "Evil?"

David Morris

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