VLVL: Holding up a mirror...

[Ghetta Life]

>From: "Don Corathers" <gumbo at fuse.net>
>
>The past couple days of discussion suggest that Pynchon's text is a highly
>reflective surface--that each reader finds in Vineland a political meaning
>cast in his or her own image (except for Keith, who apparently is both
>contrarian and pessimist). If that's true, the book is an extraordinary
>achievement in fiction for that reason alone.

I agree with this to some extent.  When an artist allows his politics to 
rule over his art, the art becomes ham-fisted and lifeless.

>For example, and to cast the net as wide as I can throw it, can we agree
>that the author disapproves of Brock Vond's conduct? (For the purposes of
>this discussion, I'm assuming we've all been to the end of the book and 
>back
>at least once.)

I would say that's a pretty safe bet.

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