VLVL Prairie and DL

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Fri Oct 17 01:03:14 CDT 2003



Michael Joseph wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, jbor wrote:
> >
> > The driving away motif at the end of this chapter echoes the one back on
> > p.55. I think there is probably something symbolic going on with the
> > different vehicles which the characters make their various departures in.
> 
> Given the accretion of auto references within Vineland
> (auto-referentiality?) What do you think this symbolism symblizes?
> 
> Michael

I wouldn't put too much stock in that. 

PS I think I'll hold off talking about the homosexual stuff for now. But
it begins in chapter one when Zoyd goes to the Log Jam. We need Brock
and DL to make much of it. But I'm sure that Prairie's initial response
to DL is sexual.



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