Crutchfield

[Al X]

>I had the good fortune to read The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman
>immediately after finishing Gravity's Rainbow. In the Autobiography, 
>Hoffman
>writes of Crutchfield as a prominent UC Berkely psychologist who dealt with
>curing mice of what I assume were Pavlovian mind-games. I immediately
>thought of Crutchfield the Westwardman from Slothrop's "dream". I found no
>reference to this in Weisenburger, your fine guide, or any summaries of the
>novel. I was wondering if you know of any exploration into this in terms of
>theme. This may be obvious to many GR readers, but I'm a paltry 17 and
>latched onto the vague hope that I'd discovered something. Thanks.

Anyone have any ideas as to if this topic has been discussed by Pynchonites 
or as to if it is relevant/correct.

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