GRGR(29) - The Grid, The Comb

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Thu Jun 29 09:02:26 CDT 2000


>From: "jbor"
>
>>>From: Terrance: I also think this story is told by Slothrop. Whata think 
>>>about that?<<<

>If it is told by Slothrop (which seems doubtful even so) then it would tend 
>to contradict the earlier contention that *GR* is a straight Modernist 
>narrative. You [DM] seem to be hinting at this too:<

>>But I think we're in a realm now in GR where it's getting more and more 
>>futile to try to link the narrative to any reality.  Threads and Themes 
>>seem to take precedence, and the characters are only there for 
>>illuminating the issues.<<

Who in the world could contend that GR was a "straight Modernist narrative?" 
  Maybe I don't understand the term???
DM

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