The sea, the sea

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Ian, the only way I can see that you are reading too much into it is that 
the sea is absolutely necessary to the story. (To the best of my knowledge, 
it is impossible to surf in a forest.)

However, to my mind, that does *not* mean you are reading too much into it. 
It seems to me safe to assume that when he lived in the area, Pynchon was 
formulating, cogitating about ideas, themes, et. al. that would show up in 
his books. It also seems to me likely that he was aware of the Jungian view 
of the sea.

Perhaps look for passages specifically said about the sea (ocean)? The sea 
as more than backdrop or more than merely necessary for context. I will try 
to give it a shot.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Livingston" <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
To: "Mark Kohut" <markekohut at yahoo.com>
Cc: "pynchon -l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: The sea, the sea


Well, yeah.  But, perhaps I'm reading too much into it when I view the
sea as a metaphor for the unconscious.  That is how how Jung speaks of
it when he classes it among the deepest and most enduring archetypes.
We know TRP read Jung thoroughly,yes?



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