VLVL2 (2): flawed Readings

[Tim Strzechowski]

Right, and let's face it, part of the fulfillment when discussing literature
comes from acknowledging and exploring these various readings which are
based on the experiences and literary "baggage" that we *all* bring to the
reading.  Pynchoniod's background with counterculture issues will help
inform his reading of VL just as my background with pop culture will inform
my reading of VL.  Keith's experience with incest informs his reading of PF
and ... well, bad example, there.

But you get the point.


>
> That may be part of it, but far from exhaustive.  I
> agree with Tim -- this obsession with nailing down
> precisely what a novel is "about" isn't particularly
> useful; moreover, using such a restrictive definition
> to reject other interpretations or to provoke other
> discussants is just sophomoric.
>