TRTR - Chapter VI au revoir

[Michael Bailey]

because I do hope to look at it again from time to time

sorry for hanging over, tried to be relatively parsimonious with
posts, and have a bit of verbiage and warm air left

thanks for the opportunity to host, small donation on the way to
W.A.S.T.E. in gratitude

if i were to sum up ch 6, I'd say that the plot is still thickening,
and while it is never very graphically or explicitly laid (no pun
intended) out, it appears at various points that intercourse is taking
place.  Some of us may have been revolted at the constant smoking, to
others it may have been pleasantly nostalgic.  You're just not going
to find that level of pervasive tobacco smoke these days, are you?

Despite the constant ragging and fragging of Otto, do we not end up
liking the guy, picturing him as fairly presentable and reasonably
intelligent, trying to make his way through a confusing but
interesting world?

again Gaddis pulls back and sets a larger frame around the action,
notably depicting New York in terms of industrial statistics and
rather against the evidence saying it has no heart - I mean what about
all those I heart New York t-shirts? - but he think it has even less
heart than the statue of Cronus.  But lots of lungpower.

And Esme is a-scared of mirrors.  The Ott-man, of course, likes them
enough for the both of them -- like the guy in the Spam sketch, "I'll
take hers, I love it" ... he would probably be happy with V. in *her*
mirror-erotic phase.

thanks again



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