CoL49 - Ch6 Part 1

[David Morris]

*Annihilation and the Abyss* are almost the same thing. *Annihilation*
implies Cessation of existence. *The Abyss* is also a place of nonexistence
of everything, except the continued existence of the Consciousness of the
individual.

This novel is concerned with the question:
 “*Of What Does Reality Consists*?”

That question Starts with an examination of consciousness (Which also
requires examination of the SAME QUESTION pointed towards the person asking
the question).

Nihilism is one answer. Or maybe it’s an experiment with a hypothesis.  It
is the option chosen by the Herrero tribe in Gravity, Rainbow.

David Morris

On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM J K Van Nort via Pynchon-l <
pynchon-l at waste.org> wrote:

Second, when she says she is being "stripped" and on the edge of an abyss,
> [.] a page later, we get the description of the Scurvhamites slowly having
> the "glamorous prospect of annihilation" coaxing them over. Is there any
> connection between these two images?