Pynchon's "enemies."

[The Great Quail]

>>  I believe he is a writer of
>>  compassion, grace, and empathy -- even to the enemies he so roundly
>>  deplores or satirizes.
>
>I pass on all of it, except this, Quail.  As far as I can tell, Pynchon
>doesn't have enemies.  And I think he's extremely careful not to deplore or
>satirize from the viewpoint of an enemy.  He's 'one with....' He deplores
>and satirizes us all equally.

Barbara,

I am sorry, I was not clear at all, and I see your point. I meant in 
general the "enemies" and opponents of his characters, such as 
Blicero, Brock Vond and Hector (my own favorite Pynchon "bad guy"), 
even Maskylene. Also the various cultures and empires. In other 
words, the people who may be considered to work for, or constitute, 
"Them."

I didn't mean, uh, Jules Siegel, the National Book Awards, and the 
Nobel Prize Committee. Heh.

--Quail