Which side is he on?

[Terrance]

Toby G Levy wrote:
> 
> Yes, Terrance, nobody is saved.  Everybody knows that life sucks and then
> you die.

Not true. For example, Ralph Jr.'s life doesn't suck. 
Millard's life doesn't suck. There are others. They are all going to
die. 
None has been saved by the '60's or by Jesus or the Stars or LSD or
Reagan. 


> 
> What I see when I read Pynchon, is that there are certain characters that
> seek to celebrate life, to enhance the enjoyment of life by those around
> them and who generally do no harm to anyone around them.  To my way of
> reading, these are the characters we are supposed to like, whose conduct
> the author endorses.
> 
> Then there are the characters who impose their will on others for the
> purpose of increasing their enjoyment of life AT THE EXPENSE of others,
> who therefore suffer and die more miserably than they would without the
> interference of the "bad" characters, who the author presents in such a
> way that the normal reader would dislike. In Pynchon these "bad"
> characters are usually members of the "system" whereas the "good"
> characters are usually the powerless, the preterite, etc.

Yes, well ... that's very good.