GRGR(18): Crossing the sea

[jporter]

Paul sez:

>Yes, things feel very tense and immediate. Felt that way when Pointsman
>was the focus, and again at the end of the church scene with Roger and
>Jessica where the Second Person was used with similar "seas to cross"
>phraseology.  With regard to the battle avoided by the intervention of
>oneirine Weisenburger suppies the information that that Shetzline, author
>of the "classic study" of Oneirine (and a novelist in real life), was a
>classmate of P and Farina to whom GR is dedicated. Was the averted
>encounter of the sub and destroyer some kind of reference to Farina's
>motorcycle collision which unfortunately could not be averted?  Also is
>the time-modulation property of the drug related to the later dimuntion of
>Slopthrop's delta t as mentioned by Seb. All there ideas pop into my
>thoughts when I come to this part.
>
>

I have to agree wholeheartedly with this take. I have often felt a slight
hint of irony, as well, as if TRP were also addressing, not just us readers
in these passages, but also, some part of himself.

jody