IVIV, Bigfoot on Doc's case

[Otto]

Yes, but they often have something to do with taking the words spoken
literally which reminds me of:

"Tonight he feels the potency of every word: words are only an
eye-twitch away from the things they stand for." (GR, 100, 11-12)

2009/9/1 John Carvill <johncarvill at gmail.com>:
>> A lame joke, yes, but a lame joke which connects to important
>> themes in IV. An obvious answer to Doc's question would be "in
>> the mirror," and Doc does have a close relationship with mirrors.
>> Also, in his PCP trip on p. 318 he DOES watch his own head, as
>> he hallucinates his own double:
>>
>> "WoW," Doc replies, "you look just like you do in th' mirror!"
>
> Yes, and Pynchon has always been a big fan of corny jokes, puns, etc.
> We know this.
>