Back to AtD. how does TRP feel about railroads? p.930

[rich]

the question is there any evidence of why Frank would hate them so?
the wild (albeit very interesting) Pynchonian rambles begins to
outstrip the sentiment of the character. (fwiw, I think the mirroring
of sentiment is mostly ok in GR and works best of all in M&D)

I've come to the conclusion that in reading Pynchon I dig those
ramblings and will hereby not really care who's saying them. thats how
I'm gonna approach AtD--there's too much good stuff in the stew to
throw it out the window

rich


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> Aren't we more sure of his take on railroads, the effect of. (perhaps a safe
> subject to bring up
> what becomes quite contentious about many other things, like political
> beliefs (of TRP): )
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> How much are Frank's words TRP's feelings, do we think? Or must we be
> agnostic here too?
> (think about the myriad railroad slams elswhere in TRP's works, if you want)
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> p.930 "Frank respected this--who at some point hadn't come to hate the
> railroad? It penetrated, it
> broke apart cities and wild herds and watersheds--[maybe only TRP would add
> THIS?]--
> it created economic panics and armies of jobless men and women, and
> generations of hard, bleak
> city-dwellers with no principles--[another P subtlety? discuss.]--who ruled
> with unchecked power.
> ---[more TRP specialty, yes?]---it took away everything indiscriminately, to
> be sold, to be slaughtered,
> to be led beyond the reach of love."
>
> And, to have this vision in "symbolic form" mean he never rides nor sees any
> good at all brought by
> railroads?.......
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