The Science of Collapse

[Thomas Eckhardt]

The "off the grid utopias" in Pynchon's novels are always in the process 
of just now being forced into the grid by the anti-utopian forces, no? 
But I agree with rich: If Pynchon satirizes them, he does so 
benevolently, forgivingly.


Am 28.01.2020 um 17:58 schrieb rich:
> Despite my skepticism over Pynchon's later focus on off the grid utopias in
> Vineland, AtD and IV, I think he isnt as cynical as you say. Smaller-scale
> anarchism, rooted to local spaces, where vibrant ecosystems can be fostered
> for the betterment of members as well as the local flora, fauna, etc. is
> not mentioned for satirization. The more regretful, longing (and at times
> quite beautiful) passages in the later books are quite the reflection of
> what could/should have been.