NPPF Commentary Line 238, P. 168, Part II

[Jasper Fidget]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
> Behalf Of Vince & Shelly Maeder

> 
> 2) Also referenced are the preservative properties (embalming of the
> ant) of amber.  This is a particularly good metaphor for the
> "preservation" Mr. Kinbote has attempted to perform on Mr. Shade's canto
> as well as his attempt to preserve his real or imagined history as
> Zemblan king.  But, which is the cicada, what is the amber, and who is
> the ant?  

Also, who is the locust?  Kinbote as locust devouring Shade's crops....  But
only an "ignorant settler" would think that!

Jasper