AtDTdA: (9) 248 Wednesday's kick-ass question

[Jasper]

Jasper gasped:
 >Today's kick-ass essay question
 >This chapter has a lot about mirrors and opposites, "landmarks" and 
"anti-landmarks", the >dualities of Venice itself, etc. Describe how 
this theme relates to the book as a whole, >and/or to Pynchon's body of 
work. How many doubles or mirrors come to mind? Contrast >the use of 
mirrors with the use of glass. How do the two combine or oppose one 
another?

Ahem!  Mirrors?  Opposites?  Doubles?  Nothing?

Anyone for Lolita then?  All kinds of cool mirrors and doubles in 
there....  Tennis, chess, butterfly wings, HH....  Yeah, Lolita kicks ass.