IVIV1: Introducing Pynchon's burgher

[alice wellintown]

I know . . .what I'm suggesting is that a genre approach and a close
reading of the techniques of the text, focused on the narrative
technique, will allow a reader to locate the "implied author's norms."
 The essays and letters and the like can augment this kind of reading.
We could, for example, define one norm as ecofeminist. Once
established, and this is not too difficult to do, we can measure the
characters against these norms. If that's what we want to do. I
frankly don't think its worth doing, but it does make for interesting
(and for me, very valuable) discussions here on P-List.  That is,
although I don't believe that traditional analysis of character is
fruitful, the study of characterization *technique) is quite valuable.
And, be that as it may be, and let it be and bleed, it's fun to talk
about Larry.

Question: as L1 Latina, I have major and mucho problems with
prepositions. I noticed that the black dude who "hires" Larry says he
can't give him money "in" front. In on at? In NYC people, balck,
white, brown ...brooklyn ...bronx .... from the midwest ....say "UP
frony"

In Brasil we say, entrance fee.

On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM, John Carvill<johncarvill at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well, many a reader would argue that to search for some moral center
>> or ethos or "implied author" norms is to impose on postmodern fiction
>> standards of clarity and emotional intensity derived from
>> pre-modernist fiction
>
> Maybe. But nobody mentioned an implied author. Jes talkin' 'bout ol' Doc.
>