V-2nd C4 She, Her World ...

[Mark Kohut]

Dave writes:
"cops, delinquents and all manner of deviates"

3rd use of "delinquent" in two pages/three paragraphs ...
 
Juvenile delinquency was considered a major social problem in the 1950s. 
Americans under the age of eighteen were committing serious crimes in growing 
...
www.enotes.com/1950-law-justice.../juvenile-delinquency- Cached- Similar
 




 


----- Original Message ----
From: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 5:53:24 PM
Subject: V-2nd C4 She, Her World ...

"She, her world, knew nothing of the square confines of the park after
sundown." (V., Ch. 4, p. 98)


"She, her world, knew nothing ..."

Cf. ...

"If only she'd looked." (Lot 49, Ch. 6, p. 179)

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"cops, delinquents and all manner of deviates"

3rd use of "delinquent" in two pages/three paragraphs ...

Main Entry: de·lin·quent
Pronunciation: \-kwənt\
Function: noun
Date: 15th century

: a delinquent person

Main Entry: delinquent
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin delinquent-, delinquens, present participle of
delinquere to fail, offend, from de- + linquere to leave — more at
loan
Date: 1603

1 : offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law
2 : being overdue in payment <a delinquent charge account>
3 : of, relating to, or characteristic of delinquents : marked by
delinquency <delinquent behavior>

— de·lin·quent·ly adverb

Main Entry: juvenile delinquency
Function: noun
Date: 1816

1 : conduct by a juvenile characterized by antisocial behavior that is
beyond parental control and therefore subject to legal action
2 : a violation of the law committed by a juvenile and not punishable
by death or life imprisonment

— juvenile delinquent noun

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delinquent


"Suppose she were telepathic ..."

Empathy vs. paranoia ...


Lord and Taylor

http://www.lordandtaylor.com/


$39.95

$39.95 in 1956 has the same buying power as $320.46 in 2010

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