col 49: living sense daughters, cyclical frame

[lorentzen-nicklaus]

David Morris schrieb:

> Poignant quote!  "Relative paranoia" Vs. Pure Paranoia.  The all-connection 
> of Pure Paranoia is, as Terrance was so apt to point out, RELIGIOUS.  

   right. being a religious fanatic, i definitely prefer total 
   model-schizophrenia to relative paranoia ... oink! kai

> Revelation wipes away previous borders.  Everything-connections (pure 
> paranoia) threaten with an intimacy beyond personal identity.
>
> Only Abusers Lose Drugs.
>
> DM
>
> >From: lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de  ~~~ in chapter 5 (p. 94, picador 
> >edition), hilarius says: "there is me, there are the others. you know, with 
> >the lsd, we're finding, the distinction begins to vanish. egos lose their 
> >sharp edges. but i never took the drug, i chose to remain in relative 
> >paranoia, where at least i know who i am and who the others are. perhaps 
> >this is why you also refused to participate, mrs maas?"
> >
> >  there he could be right. inert oedipa she never spreads her wings. and 
> >the novel's end suggests, in my understanding, not the big revelation to 
> >come, but a cyclical frame à la finnegans wake: ... to await the crying of 
> >lot 49 one summer afternoon ...
>
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