ATDTDA (14) p 398: General Spoilers re the Chums' ending in ATD

[rich]

the word itself, Chum, brings to mind shark bait. They are obviously being
used by whomever for some nefarious reason, possibly as bait, eh?
but, yes they split with the chicks and in some sense grow up

and agree they are alot more appealing than the WSC in V. Pynchon himself
has grown and is much younger than that now, eh?

rich


On 8/3/07, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> YES!
>
> In a way they are a version of the perpetual whole sick crew we see in
> Pynchon........who, however, do GROW UP to accept family and
> responsibility.....
>
> *David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> I think of the Chums as a (sort of) Greek Chorus. They are somewhat
> removed from the everyday action, but are aware of it. Their own
> stories are secondary, and possibly a commentary of the more "real"
> one(s) happening on the ground. We've already noted their initial
> desire for eternal youth and lack of personal responsibility (a
> persistent theme for Pynchon), and the fact that their situation and
> their desires change more than once over the course of the book. Even
> so, they remain in the sky as a meta-reality.
>
> David Morris
>
> On 8/3/07, mikebailey at speakeasy.net wrote:
> >
> > 3) If the Chums are not the embodiment of that solution - and I think
> you're right, they're not - what are they? Characters who can be put thru
> their paces, partake of problems & solutions - they can represent classes,
> types of personality, and/or try to attain a simulation of independent life
> transcending stereotypes (depending on the intentions and skill of the
> author...)
>
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