'Togetherness'

[pynchonoid]

> I suppose the notion that Pynchon was working at
> Boeing for a paycheck is
> simply beyond the pale.

I expect he had multiple reasons for taking the job; I
don't know enough about his biography to know if he
got help from family or friends to support himself
while writing, or if he had to do that all on his own.
What he learned at Boeing has a direct impact on V.,
GR, and COL49.  It would be interesting to know if he
came to Boeing with the idea to write about the V-2
already in mind, or if that was something that came to
mind after he got to Boeing.

On a related topic, I assume Pynchon joined the Navy
at least in part to get out in the world and gather
experience to inform his creative writing, recognizing
that he may have had additional reasons. Given the way
he works details of military life into his earliest
published work, I think it's safe to say he went in
with the intent to write about it. Of course I don't
know that from the horse's mouth, and it doesn't
exclude the possibility that he had other reasons for
enlisting.

> Visit KM art's web site at
> http://www.execpc.com/~artkm/

Nice site. Sounds like you may be in Dave Monroe's
neck of the woods.


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