Atdtda23: [46.1i] A passionate heart, 653

[kelber at mindspring.com]

In 2001, the object was deliberately placed.  Pynchon's is a natural, indigenous object -- very different.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>

>The quality that rocks possess that makes them "living" is their
>longevity, their relative permanence in comparison to our fleeting
>lives.  The object/visitor of the Vormance Expedition sat in place,
>undisturbed, for eons, probably even before the advent of humans on
>the earth.  This meme isn't new.  It was very explicit in Kubric's
>2001, only there the object was more benevolent.