Pynchon's reconciliation of apparent opposites WAS Dixon's nonviolence

[David Morris]

Logic is futile.

>From: "s~Z" <keithmar at msn.com>
>
>Pynchon:
>"seizes the Whip,-- the owner comes after it,-- Dixon places his Fist in 
>the way of the oncoming Face,"
>
> >>>It's still a stretch to describe this as an "assault" by Dixon<<<
>
>It's a stretch if you don't know the meaning of the word "places" and the 
>denotation and connotation of the word "Fist" and the usage of the common 
>phrase "Your face ran into my fist" and you ignore what would be required 
>on Dixon's part for a broken tooth to result from the collision.


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