Inspirations for the Chums of Chance

[David Casseres]

On 1/18/07, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'd say you've found a good candidate.  It does SOUND like the Chums
> of Chance," silly and stilted and overly innocent.


But I think that voice is used very sparingly by Pynchon.  Most of the time,
the Chums (and their narrator) are not nearly so silly or stilted.  I agree,
though, that Tom Swift  is unavoidable as an inspiration.  I mean, suppose
you're Pynchon and decide to use a "boys' adventure novel" theme -- you
couldn't avoid Tom Swift if you tried.
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