Thoroughly postmodern Pynchon

[Terrance]

jbor wrote:
> 
>     ... the story, whose main
>     aim is the quest for the lady V., finally dissolves in a never-ending
>     chain of signifiers that always escapes an ultimate categorical meaning.

I don't know about that chain. Chain? Does V ever sport a
chain? Maybe that's it! 
ah! THE chain. the CHAIN! The great chain of V! 

of thee oh chain, never ending, 

chain of never ending signifiers 

we give ultimate categorical non meaning 

[bowing our head and saying (while holding up a double peace
sign, like Nixon, and nodding all four finger heads at
once)]

Great CHAIN of Meaning!