GR translation: part of whoever he was inside it has kindly remained

[David Morris]

On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 1:49 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Wouldn't the antecedent of 'it" be "this room"? Or am I completely out of
> my mind?
>

Yes, you are correct. But the “room “ is Slothrup’s conscious mind.  What
used to be “inside it” (“whoever he was inside it”), has kindly stayed
quietly outside “it” (outside his consciousness), and “they” (all those
parts of him) are now “reassembling” in his unconscious mind.

On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 5:20 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Q:  Does the "he" in "whoever he was inside it" refer to Slothrop?
>>
>> A: Yes
>>
>> Q:  what are "They" exactly in "They’re reassembling"?
>>
>> A:  “part of *whoever he was inside it *[inside his head] has kindly
>> remained, stored quiescent these months outside of his head”
>>
>> “They” are “* whoever he was inside it *[inside his head].”
>>
>> “Outside his head” would mean “outside” (beyond, out of reach) of his
>> conscious mind.
>>
>> David Morris
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 1:32 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> V115.24-30, P117.32-38   They’re reassembling . . . it must be outside
>>> his
>>> memory . . . cool clean interior, girl and woman, independent of his
>>> shorthand of stars . . . so many fading-faced girls, windy canalsides,
>>> bed-sitters, bus-stop good-bys, how can he be expected to remember? but
>>> this room has gone on clarifying: part of whoever he was inside it has
>>> kindly remained, stored quiescent these months outside of his head,
>>> distributed through the grainy shadows . . .
>>>
>>> Does the "he" in "whoever he was inside it" refer to Slothrop, or is it
>>> non-specific?
>>>
>>> Also, what are "They" exactly in "They’re reassembling"?
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>>