Vond /charm

[Joseph Tracy]

We know from GR that Pynchon sees a death wish buried in the fascist  
instinct. Hitler invading Russia, Vond going beyond even the nasty  
the boundaries of the Reagan domestic agenda, and perhaps beyond the  
limits of Karmic adjustment or any redemptive movement. Also he seems  
to expect that those he pursues have learned nothing, don't have the  
resources to resist him or take evasive measures. The fascist thinks  
he can endlessly divide and conquer but encounters a network of  
resistance the 2nd time around. This isn't all about the failures of  
the left and the counterculture movement there is also growth here, a  
reconnection to family, friendship, place, roots. Meanwhile Vond is  
more and more alone.
On Mar 24, 2009, at 3:39 PM, rich wrote:

> I think this is all valid, Ian but isn't Vond reduced to a ghost of
> himself (beyond the karmic adjustment journey he takes) by, in part,
> the simple fact of his funding being pulled by bureaucrats back in
> Washington, those dreaded Reagan budget cuts?
>
> Indirectly by his actions he "brings" the family together though we
> all know it's not a realy joyous gathering for the most part. But
> we're left with the notion that at least there's a chance that they'll
> be able to at least talk to each other and air things out, who knows?
>
> rich
>
> On 3/24/09, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Jung also notes that, "On the other hand... it is possible for man to
>> attain totality, to become whole, only with the co-operation of the
>> spirit of darkness, indeed that the latter is actually a causa
>> instrumentalis of redemption in and individuation.....  if we want to
>> overcone the power of darkness, we must turn his own weapons against
>> him...."
>>
>> So, if Brock is representative of the "spirit of darkness" and his
>> weapons are seduction (Frenesi), distraction (the murder of Weed),
>> confusion (the mixed messages of his movie productions) -- how does
>> all that get turned against him in the end?  He is seduced after a
>> manner into his pursuit of Prairie, but then my memory starts to
>> challenge me (I confess I moved on to M&D and am now halfway through
>> my second read of AtD) but I think the evidence is there, no?
>>
>> And is he, then, somehow responsible for the integration of the
>> several members of the cast at the denouement?
>>
>>