[rich]

i think that's one thing that AtD is missing--someone as conflicted
and compromised as Katje or Frenesi--Lake is the closest but falls
short in comparison

I don't perceive AtD as overtly feminist as Vineland--does a work that
includes as developed female characters as male ones constitute a
feminist work? i'm not sure about that

Vineland's stories are mostly driven by women; not in AtD--its the
chums and the traverse brothers
rich



On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Bekah <Bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I think there's a good steady progression of feminist influence from the
> short stories of Slow Learner and V., where it's pretty slim,  to Against
> the Day where Lake, Dolly,  Yashmeen and a bunch of other women have the
> about same amount of variation and development as the males.    Imo, Oedipa
> was a bit ahead of her time and  I'm so looking forward to Inherent Vice.
>
> Bekah
>
> On Apr 19, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Mark Kohut wrote:
>
>>
>> Robin seconds Richard Ryan:
>> If any of Pynchon's books show Feminist influences, than this is the
>> one---
>>
>> (where it splits wide open and lies all
>> opened in Against the Day....)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Robin Landseadel <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:29:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re:
>>
>> On Apr 18, 2009, at 4:25 AM, Richard Ryan wrote:
>>
>>> Don't remember who on the list suggested that Prairie was the "true"
>>> protagonist of VL. . .
>>
>> Yours truly.
>>
>> If any of Pynchon's books show Feminist influences, than this is the one.
>>
>>
>>
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