MDDM Comparing Wicks and Ishmael as narrators

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> Otto wrote:
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> > What about the language?
> > Pynchon's narrative agency, "the one who narrates Wicks," uses 18th-language
> > too like Wicks.
> > So of course there is still a big difference between the real living author
> > and his narrator.

Why Pynchon opted for 18th century  language is an interesting question.
Does he succeed? 
He mixes in contemporary speech, phrases, quips, etc.

Another question, Why a Reverend?