Hypertext character arc?

[J Tracy]

Would love to hear more thoughts from James or others on Gravity’s Rainbow.  I have possible idea  loosely based on James idea of the importance of arcs in the novel- the launch, rise and fall of of a particular life, idea, object, empire. 
One thing many have commented on in this  novel  and concerning  Pynchon as a writer is that before the age of hyperlinked text Pynchon points toward that structure, perhaps picking up on Joyce as a source. 

 I think the digital versions of the text present an interesting option in this sprawling text to follow a theme, word or character through the whole course of the book. Would it interest anyone else to look at a character, a key concept like say mechanized guidance systems, or the connection between sex and death,  in that way? To list every reference to say Pirate( Pilate) Prentice ( apprentice), and see if there is an arc , a moment of decision, a rise and fall?   Of course participants would need either a list of references or a digital version.  

If anyone is up for this I would be willing to start with a character and their page references.