Fwd: IVIV (13) scene one question

[Mark Kohut]

I repeat myself so I repeat myself as Whitman was too genius to ever say,

One of P's nice insights here is to locate what has been called "friendly fascism' in the character of Bigfoot, imho. 

A camaraderie thru barbed-wire in your face forever, to spin off a famous 1984 line. 

--- On Thu, 11/5/09, Peter Petto <ppetto at ppetto.com> wrote:

> From: Peter Petto <ppetto at ppetto.com>
> Subject: Fwd: IVIV (13) scene one question
> To: "pynchon -l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6:02 AM
> I agree. I also feel a lot more
> empathy between Doc and Bigfoot.
> 
> I imagine each could imagine themselves in the other's
> shoes. I'm not sure as I would go quite as far as saying
> that each could imagine their life having gone along the
> other's path.
> 
> 
> On Nov 4, 2009, at 10:08 PM, kelber at mindspring.com
> wrote:
> 
> > I think one difference is that Zoyd would be happy
> never to see Hector again, whereas Doc seems to consider
> Bigfoot a potential source of info -- at least worth looking
> in on now and then.  The difference is between the
> straightforward paranoia of a good-hearted idealist versus
> the more cynical, utilitarian worldview of someone whose
> values have been compromised.
> > 
> > Laura
> 
>