BtZ42 pages 72-73-74

[Mark Kohut]

Some commentator says Pynchon 'deliberately' misspells *segway *on page 72
(Miller edition) Why?
(that's my why?)

p. 74 Why is Pirate's prostate aching after his ejaculation? Isn't that
what unejaculating "blue balls" cause?

"Like every man growing up in England, he was conditioned to, etc......
fetishes...." When first read it hit me that my 'normal' sexual desires,
previously understood as natural, universal--which I guess they are--are
still culture-bound. What a way to drive home the control by conditioning
theme. We've all been there in some way.
Imagine any young person still reading this today for the first time??
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