Hi, and Pynchon and corporations

[AREN5 at aol.com]

Hello, I just joined up on the list today. I'm seventeen, and I first read 
Pynchon my junior year. I found GR by chance, browsing at Barnes and Noble 
for something to read. I read it in about a month. Recently I was browsing 
the internet for some help in interpretation, when I came across Siegel's 
Lineland, which led me to this list. I hope I can help provide some 
insightful views. Thanks for having me.

Oh, about Pynchon and corporations. In the 20's, when historians began to 
decipher our involvement in WWI, much blame was heaped on the so-called 
"merchants of death" arms dealers, ammunition makers, etc. These 
manufacturers were seen as profiting from war. I believe (it's been a while) 
Pynchon had something to say about them in GR. Furthermore, Pynchon seems to 
have touched on many peoples paranoia of large corporations (who doesn't fear 
Bill Gates?) I realize I'm reaching but it's been a long day and I'm tired. I 
hope my point is valid enough for all you Pynchon fans.