VLVL Rex Snuvvle

jbor jbor at bigpond.com
Sat Feb 14 04:48:17 CST 2004


>>>> I think that through his fiction Pynchon is constantly seeking
>>>> after or yearning for a better way to put the principles of tolerance and
>>>> community into practice.
>>> 
>>> I can't think of an example of this from VL. Can you? Where do we see
>>> tolerance and community in practice in VL?
>> 
>> The families and friendships, Zoyd's and Prairie's crew, RC and Moonpie, Van
>> Meter and his extended family, Sasha and Zoyd, 24 fps, Weed and the
>> students, Weed and his tribe of women and kids, Sylvester and Tweety,
>> Gilligan and the Skipper, the Smurfs, Lucy and Ethel, Star Trek.

... the Vomitones and their girlfriends; Blood, Vato & "Vietnamese bitch";
the Sisterhood; DL and Sensei; DL and Takeshi; the Thanatoids; DL and
Takeshi and Prairie; Ponch and the other guy; Donkey Kong and the Super
Marios; Steve and Danno; Deleuze and Guattari ....

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