ATDTDA (13): Reef's dead, 362-364

[kelber at mindspring.com]

-----Original Message-----
>From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 20, 2007 1:28 PM
>To: "mikebailey at speakeasy.net" <mikebailey at speakeasy.net>
>Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: ATDTDA (13): Reef's dead, 362-364
>
>On 7/19/07, mikebailey at speakeasy.net <mikebailey at speakeasy.net> wrote:
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>> Reef's a precursor of Zoyd, for one thing,
>> and of those activist kids in PR3 who took over the
>> campus but never really did any analysis.
>> but his gambling sort of links him with Stencil from V....
>> and I'd argue he's the one who's most bonded with
>> Webb, or changed by the idea of revenge - so he shares
>> a "quest for Father" thing with Stencil too
>>
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>I kinda equate Frank with Zoyd and Profane; Reef with Slothrop and Dixon;
>Kit with Stencil and Mason
>
>Rich


I equate Reef with Zoyd, Slothrop and Profane, the questing hedonists.  Frank is more
straight-laced and Mason-like.  Kit more like Stencil, neither straight-laced nor hedonistic, but questing.

Laura