GRGR(30) 'Alarming'et alia

Robert Pirani rpirani at best.com
Tue Jun 27 01:16:22 CDT 2000


At 10:47 PM 6/26/00 +0200, you wrote:
>p.657.6: 'and this is quite alarming'  Why is it alarming?
>p.657. 13. The Paranoia Song.  Which accent does the chorus use?  (this
>is one of my main difficulties: the different dialects mr. Pynchon
>uses). I vaguely connect it with (to?) a 30's Hollywood film -of which I
>have not seen many.  Did they use black choruses at the time?
>p. 661.9. '... to sound like a woman of the 40s.'  How did such a woman
>sound?
>p. 662.  Blicero's letter.  I've allways had the impression he was
>reassuring himself, rather than telling the truth.  Am I wrong?
>
>Kind regards
>Michel.
>
>
>



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