Why Hawaii?

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 18 08:18:50 CDT 2003


> 
> 
> This is a Pynchon novel. It
> > ain't credible. Moreover, it ain't meaningful. What does it mean? What's
> > meaningful about it?
> >
> Lot of stuff. In the meditation upon whether history governs or
> imagination trumps history, for example. Take Zoyd's masturbatory fantasy
> for example (handjobs, self-administered or otherwise being one of the
> novel's minor topoi). In Zoyd's fantasy, imagination governs. The
> separation berween Frenesi adn Zoyd disappears. He "registers it all."
> However, he wakes up to discover Frenesi has left the hotel. He breakdsd
> down crying. History (as what actually happens) trumps imagination.

More like,  Zoyd's relationship with Frenesi is reduced to a bland sex
fantasy in which he  becomes a ghostly peeper who can only fine-tune the
steam in the shower. After flying half way round the world, getting
zapped by those bluest of eyes, smoking a joint, this is all vile-minded
Zoyd can come up with. And why? Because he's looking for Brock Vond. And
superfuck isn't  there. And they (Frenesi & Brock) don't want any
trouble. 

You want History? 

Zoyd is History. Like, see ya! Bye-Bye! Meet ya in the next world. And
don't be late. 

He's out of here. It's time for her story. 

But why has P pounded this poor sap into the pavement? 

Book him, Danno---Sucicide one.



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