Inspirations for the Chums of Chance

[John Burgess]

Nor could one miss the reference to Tom Swift's aging that's actually made in AtD!

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From: David Casseres <david.casseres at gmail.com>
To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
Cc: Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com>; Pynchon-L <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:51:57 PM
Subject: Re: Inspirations for the Chums of Chance

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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