ATDTDA (3) Dynamitic mania, 80-86

[Chris Broderick]

Tore sez:

On a less mawkish note, the lack of a central
protagonist (or a central 
pair 
of protagonists, as in V. and M&D) makes AtD resemble
Vineland.

So I say:

One other thing that AtD shares with VL is the focus
on a character who is, for much of the book, absent. 
Much of VL focuses on Frenesi Gates as reflected
through the reminiscences, speculations, etc. of other
characters.  And of course much the same thing happens
with Webb in AtD.  Similar to Slothrop, Webb becomes
indistinct and quite literally fragmented, and the
majority of the reader's interaction with him as a
character is through other people.  

-Chris




 
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