VLVL(5) Why Hawaii?

[Otto]

As McGarrett and Rosemary sip champagne on the beach (a rarity for the
teetotaler McGarrett), she says, "I wish I could psych you out." She goes
on, "Why did you become a cop?" and he asks, "Why did you become a hippie?"
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Vincent A. Maeder" <vmaeder at cycn-phx.com>
To: "'Toby G Levy'" <tobylevy at juno.com>; <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: RE: VLVL(5) Why Hawaii?


> > From: Toby G Levy [mailto:tobylevy at juno.com]
> >
> > I've racked my brains and cannot come up with any reason why Pynchon
> > would choose to place one chapter of hid "California" novel in Hawaii.
> > Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Several possible reasons:
> 1) The California culture tends to vacation a lot in Hawaii.
> 2) California has a high volume of air traffic with Hawaii.
> 3) The author may have experienced such a flight.
> 4) The timing of the flight may have worked best for the author's
> intentions.
> 5) It was selected by random draw.
> 6) Hawaii is symbolic of Zoyd's isolation at the time.
>
> Still, why not Hong Kong?  Or Tokyo?  Or a flight up or down the coast?
> V.