VLVL2 Zoyd's work

Tim Strzechowski dedalus204 at comcast.net
Wed Jul 30 21:27:53 CDT 2003


> Also recall Pynchon's own
> distinction between outlaw and criminal, which he
> details in his Stone Junction Intro.  If anybody is
> "cheating" here, it's the government which has broken
> the rules (i.e., Bill of Rights) in lending itself to
> Brock's abuse vis-a-vis Zoyd.
>

This is interesting.  Can you elaborate a bit on Pynchon's distinction
between "outlaw" and "criminal"?  I'm not familiar with the Stone Junction
Intro, and I wonder if/how that distinction is explored -- if at all -- in
Pynchon's other works.

Tim







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