Crownshaw's PN article

[jbor]

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>From: muchasmasgracias at cs.com
>To: "jbor" <jbor at bigpond.com>
>Subject: Re: Crownshaw's PN article
>Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2000, 9:15 AM
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> "jbor" <jbor at bigpond.com> wrote:
>> >mmg:
>> >
>> >> monroe:
>> >>
>> >> > I don't see Pynchon, or anyone here, for that matter, as in any way
>> >> exploiting,
>> >> > much less making light of, the Holocaust.
>> >>
>> >> Pynchon's character --  "Oily Micro" -- is definitely making a tidy profit
>> >> from it on p. 296. He seems to be doing both the things mentioned.
>> >
>> >
>> > Sarcasm?  Where are you going here?
>>
>> No, reiteration. I was examining the scene in the novel which the cited
>> excerpt from Crownshaw's article addresses (295-296).
>
> Yeah, but I think what Monroe meant by "Pynchon or anyone here" was anyone
> on the list, not one of the characters in the book.

Which was a misreading, or selective reading at least, of my post, right? So
I was just reiterating what was its more salient point.

Quite probably, as Paul mentioned, Crownshaw isn't riding the Holocaust pony
in a cheap way at all, but I'd also agree strongly that the readings he
offers aren't really tenable either, and even Crownshaw appears to admit the
problematic nature of the interpretations he is offering within the article
itself, as Paul succinctly summarised it.

And, of course, there *are* those who would and do ride that particular pony
in the ways I've mentioned -- novelists, historians, lit critters,
discussion list trolls -- who have been doing so hereabouts in the past week
or so, and quite vehemently too. Imo.