VLVL(6) POV shift

[Terrance]

Toby G Levy wrote:
> 
> Can we now return to our regularly scheduled program of exploring the
> sixth section of Vineland?
> 
> I have serious doubts that I fully understand this section and I'd lie
> your opinions on what is going on.
> 
> It's my perception that while the level of vocabulary does not
> significantly change, the tone of the writing darkens perceptibly as the
> point of view shifts from Zoyd to Frenesi.  Zoyd is basically a
> happy-go-lucky character and the writing reflected that.  Frenesi seems
> to be a much more unhappy guilt-obsessed character.

Zoyd is a rill unhappy dude. 41

So id Frenesi. 

and he's as guilty as sin. 28

So is Frenesi. 

BTW, Flash's mask of adolescent indignation 73 //s Van Meter's Wounded
Righteousness 10 



> 
> Could someone please explain the following, from 69.4-10:
> 
> He might have been crazy enough to think she was somehow trying to
> rewrite all their history, being known to say things like, "Aw, it was
> just a judgement call, hon. Say you'd've tried to stay away, could've
> been even worse,"..."old Brock come after you then no matter where you
> took her, and --" a sour grin, ka-pow!"


 
BANG! Onomatopoeia. Flash telling Frenesi to take  solace in BV's
madness... and get over some of her  guilt ...  and she seems to  ...
what a wacko ... but of course it wasn't Frenesi & Baby that BV went
after, it was Zoyd and Baby. 
 


> I understand that in general Frenesi is thinking that she doesn't want to
> verbalize her fantasies about having Prarie with her because Flash will
> take it too literally, but what the heck is Flash talking about?  Stay
> away from what? Shoot Frenesi for what?

We don't know all that much about BV yet. But he has a little problem
with procreation. He's the Death figure in this novel. 

> 
> And how about starting with 70.29, beginning with "All those guys --"
> Does this mean that Frenesi is or has been employed by various government
> agencies as an agent of some sort?  If so, why isn't she compensated for
> this work, rather than working at a mall and receiving witness-protection
> program stipends?

 She used get these higher paying jobs, sleep with men, like judges who
think with their pricks or can be pumped into thinking with them. But
there's not much demand for job skill like that these days. 

POV shift! yeah, that's what we need to look at. 

After the debate, 

Katja