V.V.(6) the gnostril pynchon

[Terrance]

J L wrote:
> 
> can't get over the quality and economy of the writing in the
> first couple of pages of chapter four.
> esther's journey is a pilgrim's progress in an enlightened bubble
> of new self-righteousness. some very human dichotomies and divisions
> are set up and passed by; the religious imagery becoming more overt
> as she arrives at the temple/surgery.
> all setting up the (cf. m&d chapter 53/54) pornographic description
> which follows: the mechanics of transfiguration.
> it's even interesting that the Bridey Murphy story crops up just
> when we're pondering that 'dreams and impersonations' stuff and
> changes of identity by conscious and other means.
> 
> (plus i couldn't resist posting with this subject line - i've been
> saving it up for ages)
> 
> JL, listening to _coppelia_

Thirty years later P is still writing about the same thing,
the Catholics, the Jesuits, the Bride, the Groom, the
Church, and here Esther has her Eastern/California
enlightenment, talks with God to discuss how she shall be
born,  as in 53/54 of M&D. 

 At the end of Act II of R&J the two are made one, a
marriage. 

Shakespeare goes easy on the Clergy in this play, not too
easy, after the marriage and the Love, Act III brings Death
and more death and more death. Dr S. seems to know the play,
the music.    

Shakespeare was taught by a Jesuit, takes revenge on him in
Macbeth, no just kidding, his language and latin teacher,
his Father I believe we can say,  was a Catholic, his Mother
a Puritan, kinda like P in reverse, maybe. 

 West Side Story opened in NYC in 1957. It was originally to
be set on the East side,  an Italian Catholic girl Mary and
a Jewish boy, Ben, I think, but by the time the thing got to
up an running in 1957 it was West Side Story.