TR 1: ch 4 stuff I liked

[alice wellintown]

The poem at the end of chapter 3 is noteworthy. Love the way Gaddis
slips the word, "recognitions" in to it.

In fact, the last few pages of the chapter arre astounding. Beautiful!

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> About Adolphe:
>
> Adolphe, the narrator, is the son of a government minister. Introverted from
> an early age, his melancholy outlook has been formed by conversations with
> an elderly friend, whose insight into the folly and hypocrisy of the world
> has hindered rather than helped her in life.
>
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>
> Imagine Gaddis' insight into the folly and hypocrisy of the world on YOUR
> life........
>
> ________________________________
> From: "edmoorester at gmail.com" <edmoorester at gmail.com>
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 1:01:23 AM
> Subject: TR 1: ch 4 stuff I liked
>
> Subject: TR 1: ch 4 stuff I liked
>
>
>
> p165
>
>> Jesse says goodbye (just as self absorbed as Otto)
>
>
>> "As Otto stared down the porch, there was the rending sound of breaking
>> wind from the room behind him, and the voice, -There's a goodbye kiss for
>> you, kid."
>>
> p165-6
>>
>> "He had a French book, labeled "Adolphe" in a side pocket which he carried
>> when he travelled and appeared to read in public places."
>
>> Otto still doesn't realize Wyatt knew what was going on all along when he
>> gave him the book "Adolphe" earlier
>
>> Wyatt endeared himself to me when he did that
>>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe
>
>> Adolphe is a classic French novel by Benjamin Constant, first published in
>> 1816. It tells the story of an alienated young man, Adolphe, who falls in
>> love with an older woman, Ellénore, the Polish mistress of the Comte de
>> P***. Their illicit relationship serves to isolate them from their friends
>> and from society at large.
>>
> ed