Pynchon/Roth/Bellow/Updike on the 1960s

[David Morris]

I'm not sure what you mean by "Pynchon embedding his vision of lost
humanity."  I've never thought of Slothrops fading away in GR as
negative per se.  Slothop becomes Mr. Natural, naked and bearded, and
he becomes the cross, a mandala.   In essence Slothrop achieves
nirvana, transcendence, and he literally becomes spread across the
Universe.  It's a happy ending for him.  The sadness is that those
around him lose sight of him, and forget him.

At least that's one take on it.

David Morris

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Later thots: Slothrop 'disappears' in GR, as we know.....Pynchon embedding his vision of lost humanity right there?  What a brilliant way to say Realistic Roundness is no longer the modern point?