Pynchon as propaganda

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In a message dated 4/3/2003 7:21:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jbor at bigpond.com writes:


> There's no doubting that some people back in 1973 and shortly
> thereafter attempted to wield GR as an anti-Vietnam War screed (some still
> are using it for such mean propagandistic purposes, more's the pity!), but
> to do so actually distorts the text and belittles its true achievement.
> 
> 

The novel is very much of its time. In many ways it defined "the times" and
how and why things had come to be the way they were. To ignore that
and attempt to label such readings as "propagandistic" is rather odd.

respectfully
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