V-2nd - Chapter 12: Keep Cool But Care

[Mark Kohut]

I take a step back to p.364 (hc) where Benny says "I did it" to Fina.
Then there is a presentation of all his 'woman problems'...his concerns.

1) Isn't "I did it" curious to say in at least this way: Benny DID NOTHING
when Fina was in the bathroom getting hit...................????
So, he is taking responsibility for inaction by saying I did IT [Allowed it to 
happen/] ? for a sin of omission as some call it?

2) Lotsa 'caring' for lotsa people, women, from that schlemiel Benny, eh?




----- Original Message ----
From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
To: kelber at mindspring.com
Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
Sent: Wed, December 15, 2010 12:12:20 PM
Subject: Re: V-2nd - Chapter 12: Keep Cool But Care

I'd say SHROUD's words don't really (is there such a "really" in V?)
come from SHROUD.  More like from within Benny.

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM,  <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> In the next chapter, robotic SHROUD quotes it to Benny.  How does it hop from 
>McClintic to SHROUD/Benny?  Via Paola?  Via Pynchon?  Or is it just in the 
>ethos?