IVIV (0) Title

David Payne dpayne1912 at hotmail.com
Fri Aug 21 23:39:10 CDT 2009


On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 (17:18:33 -0500), Dave Monroe against.the.dave@[omitted] wrote:

> inherent vice
>
> Hidden defect [...]
 
I'm on vacation & on an internet connection so bad that I just learned the term "narrowband" ... so I'm having trouble keeping up with email, and fuggetabout searching ...
 
Anyhow, don't think that I've seen this take on the title.
 
"Vice" = cops. So cops as something inherent? Perhaps this as an emerging trend in '69/'70 ... 
 
Very Big Brother, and
 
SPOILER ALERT
 
something that pops up explicitly later in the book, with the idea that once the internet is up and running The Man will see Everything You Do...
_________________________________________________________________
Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook.
http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009



More information about the Pynchon-l mailing list