AtDDtA(15): He Is Not What He Says He Is

[mikebailey at speakeasy.net]

I liked where Dave tied their confusion in
with McCarthyism




> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Morris [mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 08:09 PM
> To: kelber at mindspring.com
> Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: Re: AtDDtA(15): He Is Not What He Says He Is
>
> This makes lots of sense. I was a bit mystified by the whole thing.
>
> But what's really interesting is how they interact with the Chums, and
> how the Chums react to their presence. The Chums' as an organization
> falls apart, points fingers fear-mongering and accusing fingers, some
> retreat into fantasy, everyone experiences a sort of fall from grace
> (if that's what they had previously). If the Chums are the
> counterforce keeping the Trespassers at bay, they seem to be doing it
> accidentally.
>
> This section is very interesting, but also very confusing to sort out...
>
> David Morris
>
> On 8/14/07, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > The Trespassers seem more like ultra-capitalists caught in their own mess but still making a last-gasp effort to maximize profits by looking for new markets (back in time) to exploit.
> >
> > Laura
>