Atd : page 542---starts on page 524.Big Ass Spoiler

[Tore Rye Andersen]

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>A word we all have to remember is "Also".  [...] Much of AtD is about 
>reflections
>and parallels throughout time, and so on. [...] At 1 & 1/2 readings
>of the book, the potential meanings of any given passage continue to
>spiral upwards, and the obscure, albiet meaningful, references
>sprinkled throughout AtD obviously will continue to grow.

Yes, you're absolutely right, and I look forward to subsequent readings of 
the book. Just because I'm not to keen on a hunt for hidden centers doesn't 
mean that I'm not keen on letting meanings spiral upwards into the aether 
and patterns of meaning grow beyond the ability of a single mortal 
individual to hold them all in his poor little head at once. In contrast 
with many other authors, Pynchon's novel seem to increase rather than 
decrease in complexity as you reread them, and that is one of the main 
attractions for me. We'll never get to the end of AtD.

>There is more than one meaning to "central" in a book.

Right again. I've often found that the most "central" issues in Pynchon's 
novels are the ones that are most dispersed throughout the text. A search 
for central issues in AtD should take place in the margins.

>While the word
>"Trystero" is never used in AtD, messages keep getting
>through via couriers of a different sort . It is an area of study
>that will prove fruitful.

Yes, and someday someone may dig up a reference or two which will convince 
me of Tristero's presence in the novel. Not so far, though ;-)


>Two other ideas, related to concepts never spoken of in
>the novel but very much worth persuing. First, there are
>simply too many arrows pointing in direction of Richard
>Feynman for parallels to Kit to be ignored. Second, there
>were two, nearly buried, possiable carom shots off of Proust,
>and miles of raptureous prose.

Sadly, I haven't read Proust, but it doesn't seem unlikely that AtD will 
contain references to that huge set of novels.

>P.S.: I really appreciate the time and thought that goes
>into your responses. We are tossing ideas back and forth
>and in the process we are casting off sparks. All this,
>no doubt, will prove illuminating for all.

Yeah, as long as we are not emulating the Fashoda crisis in V. - "toss[ing] 
sparks in search of a fuse" - we should all be allright!

All best,

Tore

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