When I try to explain GR to friends, I usually stick to the basics - paranoia, the creation of the post WWII new order, something about missles and a dude's boner - but also emphasise that it's got a LOT going on, most of which is going over my head.
The other day my girlfriend asked how the book was going while I was reading and I just said, "Great, they're throwing pies at an airplane from a hot air balloon". I felt like I was really grasping what was going on this chapter, which was nice for a change haha.
One of my favorite parts about the beginnings of Part 3 are how the first half of each Slothrop chapter is so dense with meaning and then it goes into the Loony Toons bits like the chase in chapter 2 or the pie fight here. Keeps things fresh and incredibly fun.
NOTE: The thing that allows me to set a timer to send a notification to free subscribers that my post has been made free also does not allow me to edit my post until then... So I'm just here to let you know that next week's section goes up to page 348 when the drug Oneirine is mentioned.
Just here to comment how DFW also talked about the Brockengespenst in Tucson AZ. in IJ. Maybe he was trying to deal with his shadow size while shadowed by Pynchon.
When I try to explain GR to friends, I usually stick to the basics - paranoia, the creation of the post WWII new order, something about missles and a dude's boner - but also emphasise that it's got a LOT going on, most of which is going over my head.
The other day my girlfriend asked how the book was going while I was reading and I just said, "Great, they're throwing pies at an airplane from a hot air balloon". I felt like I was really grasping what was going on this chapter, which was nice for a change haha.
One of my favorite parts about the beginnings of Part 3 are how the first half of each Slothrop chapter is so dense with meaning and then it goes into the Loony Toons bits like the chase in chapter 2 or the pie fight here. Keeps things fresh and incredibly fun.
NOTE: The thing that allows me to set a timer to send a notification to free subscribers that my post has been made free also does not allow me to edit my post until then... So I'm just here to let you know that next week's section goes up to page 348 when the drug Oneirine is mentioned.
Just here to comment how DFW also talked about the Brockengespenst in Tucson AZ. in IJ. Maybe he was trying to deal with his shadow size while shadowed by Pynchon.
Also I think that’s a great interpretation of the scene.
I love those scenes in IJ because I lived in Tucson for about 7 years and can picture them so perfectly.
Yes, I immediately thought of the scene between Steepley and Marathe while reading this chapter!