V.V. (3) "Young Stencil the world adventurer"

[jbor]

I guess I'd give him the whole section, from the chapter subdivision, where
he makes the observations about the party unwinding like clockwork and
Rachel disliking him, right through to the line break at the bottom of p.
58. Stencil objectifies, extrapolates, invents, so the fact that he has left
the party would not preclude him from narrating its continuance,
particularly as he seems to have been taken into Esther's confidence
previously. (52.24)

The parenthetic "(e.g.)" after mention of "the promiscuous Debbie Sensay" is
an affectation which further supports the theory. The presumption (in being
able to predict what will happen after the party, at 57.10-23 for example)
and disdain (for the members of the WSC) are certainly his I think.

best

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>From: Don Corathers <crawdad at one.net>
>To: "'p-list'" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: RE: V.V. (3) "Young Stencil the world adventurer"
>Date: Sun, Nov 5, 2000, 2:47 AM
>

> But for the sake of argument, where would you say Stencil's narration might
> begin and end? With the sentence "Young Stencil the world adventurer..."
> (52.18)? And ending when Stencil leaves Fergus's apartment near the bottom
> of page 57?