Analysis of Gravity's Rainbow, Part 3 - Chapter 24.2: Pirate's Hesitance, Katje and Pirate Speak, How I Came to Love the People, Katje and Pirate and the People Dance
Thanks so much for these essays. I put down GR a couple of months ago (for the second time) as I was overwhelmed and a bit lost. You’ve got me back on course! We’re nearly home - let’s go Slothrop!
I got up to this chapter, just continuing on. I only stopped a month ago. I stopped halfway through chapter 2 first time. It will have taken me about 4 months from start to end with a few other books sprinkled in.
This episode seems similar to Pierre finding the Free Masons in War and Peace. Where he finds spirituality through serving others and removing class structure (at least symbolically) by freeing his serfs.
Haven't read Tolstoy in quite some time so I can't remember that scene all too well, but that sounds pretty damn accurate based on how you describe it.
Thanks so much for these essays. I put down GR a couple of months ago (for the second time) as I was overwhelmed and a bit lost. You’ve got me back on course! We’re nearly home - let’s go Slothrop!
I'm glad I could help! If you've made it this far, you're almost there! How far did you make it last time?
I got up to this chapter, just continuing on. I only stopped a month ago. I stopped halfway through chapter 2 first time. It will have taken me about 4 months from start to end with a few other books sprinkled in.
Excellent! You're about to get to some really wonderful sections then. Part 4 is mind blowing.
This episode seems similar to Pierre finding the Free Masons in War and Peace. Where he finds spirituality through serving others and removing class structure (at least symbolically) by freeing his serfs.
Haven't read Tolstoy in quite some time so I can't remember that scene all too well, but that sounds pretty damn accurate based on how you describe it.