Pirate "pixilated" GR Part 1 Section 2

Michael J. Hußmann michael at michael-hussmann.de
Thu Nov 10 17:56:32 CST 2005


jbor at bigpond.com (jbor at bigpond.com) wrote:

> Here, I think Pynchon is using it more broadly to refer to a 
> conglomeration of governments, armed services and corporations. It 
> seems to me that it's meant as an allegory of capitalism.

Given that "the firm" is a common euphemism for an intelligence agency, I
think this is a bit far-fetched.

- Michael


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