The 'Waste' Law | Pynchon's genealogical influences

[David Morris]

Just in case there was any doubt/offense-taking out there, this post
below was meant as a joke.  But It is the implication of Hollander's
take on Pynchon's family history and how it affects his work:  jealous
resentment.

I think it's a crock.

David Morris

On Nov 21, 2007 11:17 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I think both his camera-shy reclusiveness and his coded reference to
> his family's fall from monetary superstardom have to do with his
> painfully bad teeth, and his parent's inability to pay for childhood
> braces:
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/graphics/2006/12/07/bopynchon300.jpg
>