Violence ON Demand

[jporter]

> From: lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de (lorentzen-nicklaus)
 
> jody schrieb:
> 
>> -If the myth of The Goddess is not a *genuine* myth, i.e., something spun
>> out of anthropological wishfulfilment and the 20-20 hindsight of the
>> nineteenth century, well after the end of irreversible Dreamtime, does that
>> make it a myth of a myth? a "second order" myth in an attempt to "correct"
>> certain psycho-social-cultural deficits perceived by a self-aware, and
>> rapidly becoming, self-defining, elite? If so, is reading V. a third order
>> embodiment?
> 
> "yes", three times ... yet another question: is this third order embodiment
> closer to the origin than that second order myth of a myth? kai


(Still officially signed off for a while, but since you asked...)

Good question! It probably depends on the reader, but "origin" is the real
albino in this word pile. What/who is "the origin" of The Goddess Myth?
Because of the uncertainty that there ever was an ancient Goddess Myth, it,
like proto-Indo-European (but even more tenously) can only be inferred from
the pieces and creative aggregation of same, and the whole issue is suspect.
Forget about authorial intention, does the seeming presence of The Goddess
in V. act as a corrective to those whose interests lie in finding evidence
for The Goddess, irregardless of whether or not she reigned hegemonic in the
distant past? Or, does her symbolic presence in V. merely lend support to
the anthropological theory of her exisitence?

I tend to think that, surprise, surprise, from the textual point of view, it
doesn't make any difference. The *farcical* aspects of the text, e.g., The
Playboys, Fina herself, undermine any serious interpretation of the overall
symbolism. It's strictly jazz. No tune is sacred and all are available. Let
the man blow!

What allows the pynch to glide on a mirror of farce, it seems to me, is the
strict *internal integrity* on the smallest scale, note to note, e.g., the
decency (and grace) of Profane under pressure. His self-effacing
self-awareness rings true. We're all schlemihls, but Benny is a mensch, as
well.  

jody