unreliable? in Vineland, nights in white satin ...

[Terrance]

> 
> This poetic diction lends context to hipsterese. It gives it a sonority it
> would not otherwise have. And, I believe, it allows us to apprehend Zoyd's
> persona and the plot trajectories in ways we otherwise would not.

For example? 




> Similarly, hipsterese grounds PYnchon's poetry in the mundane. Together
> they push us to engage with issues of identity in terms of cultural
> constructedness and an existential frame.


Wha?