literary criticism laughs

[Mark Kohut]

Robin wrote: 
...."tend to overvalue the "seriousness" of Pynchon. I find that complex critical analysis usually undercuts Pynchon's humor and tends to assign it to the category of—"oh wasn't that silly, now let's move on to something that's really important."

One aspect of Pynchon's vision that I think I've appreciated more, with no little input from Robin et al., is that his humor/wit IS an essential aspect of his "seriousness" about life....

Which is one way I view IV. Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh.