Masonic Insurance & Leaf Storm (G.G. Marquez)

[alice wellintown]

The party goer list here reminds us of Fitzgerald's List making, the
Baedecker Flip & Flop sisters and the drunken wheel in the ditch crew
at Gatsby's parties, and the parody of Ben Franklin / Jay Gatz making
a how to succeed in life list, and Nick's obsession with keeping lists
and time schedules. Profane and Paola, Benny and Stencil, a insurance
executive and (the mutual insurance company was one of the fraternal
functions of Masonic membership and Ben Franklin, Mason,  was an early
proponent of Mutual Insurance).

The list also reminds us of Leaf Storm. GGM is famous for these absurd
little characters lists and I suspect Pynchon's list a weak rip-off of
GGM's manic and magical list making.

sent from my nail salon,

kisses and hugs,
Allie