Pynchon and fascism

[Terrance]

Paul Nightingale wrote:
> 
> >From Terrance:
> 
> > Is it a fiction? If all writing is fiction how can it be otherwise?
> > What kind of fiction is it? Is it prose with some poetry mixed in?
> 
> Again, this juxtaposition of poetry to prose is problematic. When Paul M
> introduced it, he might have meant to differentiate A against B. However
> his usage implies a hierarchy, poetry being whatever can bye signed by
> Pynchon-as-author. So when we're talking about different kinds of
> fiction, do we mean to put them into some kind of rank order? I would
> say not.

We don't. We don't need to ask the question at all. We can agree that
all text is fiction and leave it at that. But we're not satisfied with
that generalization because it doesn't tell us much at all. 

Lisa: What kind of dog is that? 

ASPCA shelter manager: That's ah, um

Homer: What's the difference, Lisa, they're all dogs. 

Lisa: But Dad!