GR 'Streets'

[s~Z]

>>>The novel is against any ism, any ideology and any belief and it shows
that
all these meta-histories the preterite believe in and the elect are abusing
are just fiction, just fairy-tales who make believe that there's a happy
ending (as classical fairytales always have). But the novel says that in
reality there's no happy ending, just death when it's over. There will be no
miracle or any Deus ex machina (which are narrative devices only). The army
chaplains are serving to the only purpose of fooling the soldiers. Instead
of going AWOL (which would be a natural and healthy reaction) these are
"going to die" (693.13) which is something the text is very definite about.
Your Milton-example just shows that resurrection isn't a Christian
invention.<<<

I'm curious Otto. Not that it negates your point, but I'm curious. Separate
from GR, does the above paragraph agree with your philosophy of life on
every detail, or do you disagree with some of what you see Pynchon saying in
GR? Do you ever read something in GR and come away saying. "Oh Tom, I'd have
to disagree with that point."