TRTR, Pt 2, C 2 "does there exist such a thing as mermaids, sar?"

[David Morris]

It's not only that Gaddis WROTE those supernatural sections into TR,
it's that he seems sympathetic to those sections, to their having
"really" happened in the world of this novel.

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net> wrote:
> On 7/27/2011 4:45 PM, Richard Ryan wrote:.
>>
>> If we think that Gaddis is an atheist and a materialist, how do we
>> account for mystical/magical events in The Recognitions?  I.e, Wyatt
>> seeing his mother's ghost on her death; Wyatt's recuperation after the
>> sacrifice of the Barbary Ape; the supernaturally evil power that Brown
>> has over Wyatt, etc.?
>
> Also there's no inconsistency in an author's writing about supernatural
> goings-on and also not believing they could happen?
>
> Also the reverse is true.