GRGR(4): Human Dogs

[Lars Frehse]

Terrance wrote:

>
> Well, that's an interesting connection there Lars. Dog Years! Tulla, Tulla,
> Tulla, Tulla, that 's an Irish, no there are no Irish dogs, are there?
> Seriously, there are soooo many things to talk about here. How about Matern?
>
>

Hi!
Those dog-images, which P uses repeatedly during the first part of GR, basically
remided me of those in Dog-Years, because in my personal interpretation (and
there are only personal interpretions, I think) both are metaphors for the same
thing: Conditioned humans. (i.e. Slothrop, soldiers, party-members,
death-squads, and the like).
The first one to mention any further connection between those two novels to me
was Mark Wright, though, so I may have to admit that there may have been some
thought-theft involved. (Sorry, Mark).
Matern, hmmm, I think I´d rather wait with rambling about him and similarities
with a certain GR-character for just a few more pages.
As far as Irish dogs are concerned: Sorry, I don´t get it. Should I?

Lars