GR translation: little foxes

[Paul Mackin]

On 6/11/2011 4:30 PM, Mike Jing wrote:
> About them little foxes.
>
> P51.14-20  How Pointsman lust after them, ... , the darlings so 
> artlessly erotic...
>
> Here it is clear Pointsman was lusting after Spectro's Foxes, 
> presumably for experimental purposes.
>
> P51.27-41  You have waited in these places ... , you are the 
> Traveler's Aid.
>
> What exactly is Pointsman looking for at the bus station?  Is he an 
> actual pedophile, living a secret life?

Pynchon seems to give Pointsman sexual fantasies  about  defenseless 
young people principally as a metaphor for his war work involving human 
experimentation.  I don't recall any acting on the fantasies but could 
be wrong.

P


>
> Many thanks for all your help.
>
> > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:56:23 -0400
> > From: mackin.paul at verizon.net
> > To: jedkelestron at gmail.com; pynchon-l at waste.org
> > Subject: Re: GR translation: on-whitening
> >
> > On 6/11/2011 12:13 PM, Jed Kelestron wrote:
> > > The dingy off-white interior goes through a process of on-whitening as
> > > the morning sun sheds more light onto the scene.
> > >
> > Lighting up the bait
> > Helping Points discriminate
> > The little foxes.


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