Takeshi Re: ATD--How Does it Fit

[pynchonoid]

Since we have other examples of Pynchon bringing back
characters with the same name, it seems simplest to
assume that's what he's doing with Takeshi in GR and
Vineland, imho.


--- "Michael J. Hußmann" <michael at michael-hussmann.de>
wrote:

> MalignD at aol.com (MalignD at aol.com) wrote:
> 
> > << Somebody argued fiercely against the notion
> that Takeshi in GR is
> the same 
> > as Takeshi in Vineland, if I recall correctly, but
> seems safe to say that's 
> > extreme. >>
> >
> > Pynchon has shown a queer fondness for using
> "funny" names more than once.  
> > Like Cherrycoke.
> 
> When characters from one Pynchon novel reappear in
> another, it is
> usually pretty obvious it's the same person -- see
> Kurt Mondaugen,
> Wendell Maas etc.. But what do Takeshi, the Komical
> Kamikaze, and
> Takeshi Fumimoto from "Vineland" have in common,
> except their first name
> and the fact that they are both Japanese? And
> there's nothing funny or
> unusual about "Takeshi" -- it's a rather common
> first name in Japan.
> 
> - Michael
> 
> 
> Michael J. Hußmann
> 
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> 
> 
> 


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