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253.03-4 '''this smile [Slothrop's own] asks from him more grace..'''<br> | 253.03-4 '''this smile [Slothrop's own] asks from him more grace..'''<br> | ||
'Grace' is the last word of ''Against the Day'' and a key thematic concept therein. | 'Grace' is the last word of ''Against the Day'' and a key thematic concept therein. | ||
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| + | 253.20-21 '''heads for a bistro on the old-Nice side of La Porte Fausse'''<br> | ||
| + | [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NIKAIA-porteFausseD1.jpg La Porte Fausse] is a passage connecting the glamorous, tourisy modern centre of Nice with the crammed old town, which used to be rather a working-class district. Passing to the other side seems to be an objective metaphor for entering the preterite world. | ||
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Revision as of 02:18, 15 January 2008
This page-by-page annotation is organized by sections, as delineated by the seven squares (sprockets) which separate each section. The page numbers for this page-by-page annotation are for the original Viking edition (760 pages). Editions by other publishers vary in pagination — the newer Penguin editions are 776 pages; the Bantam edition is 886 pages.
Contributors: Please use a 760-page edition (either the original Viking edition with the orange cover or the Penguin USA edition with the blue cover and rocket diagram — there are plenty on Ebay for around $10) or search the Google edition for the correct page number. Readers: To calculate the Bantam edition use this formula: Bantam page # x 1.165. Before p.50 it's about a page earlier; as you get later in the book, add a page.
Finally, profound thanks to Prof. Don Larsson for providing the foundation for this page-by-page annotation.
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249.30 like Tenniel's Alice
Tenniel drew Alice for the original editions of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Page 249
249.5 & 6 Anglo vigilantes from Whittier
Whittier High School and Whittier College is where President Richard M. Nixon, President when GR was published, hailed from. [[1]]
Page 250
250.25-26 Sandoz (where, as every schoolchild knows, the legendary Dr. Hofmann made his important discovery)
That is, Albert Hofmann discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD-25 in 1943.
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252.19-20 penis-in-the-popcorn-box routine
Old urban 'legend', known as *Penis Surprise*. Urban Dictionary.
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253.03-4 this smile [Slothrop's own] asks from him more grace..
'Grace' is the last word of Against the Day and a key thematic concept therein.
253.20-21 heads for a bistro on the old-Nice side of La Porte Fausse
La Porte Fausse is a passage connecting the glamorous, tourisy modern centre of Nice with the crammed old town, which used to be rather a working-class district. Passing to the other side seems to be an objective metaphor for entering the preterite world.
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255.26 it's Murray Smile
It would seem that this name is derived from Murray Wilson, Beach Boy Brian Wilson's abusive father, and the LP Smile, the legendary 1967 Beach Boys album that was never completed due to Brian's mental collapse and loss of will; Pynchon hung out with Brian during the legendary "Smile" Period — Pynchon and Brian Wilson
| 1 Beyond the Zero |
3-7, 7-16, 17-19, 20-29, 29-37, 37-42, 42-47, 47-53, 53-60, 60-71, 71-72, 72-83, 83-92, 92-113, 114-120, 120-136, 136-144, 145-154, 154-167, 167-174, 174-177 |
|---|---|
| 2 Un Perm' au Casino Herman Goering |
181-189, 189-205, 205-226, 226-236, 236-244, 244-249, 249-269, 269-278 |
| 3 In the Zone |
279-295, 295-314, 314-329, 329-336, 336-359, 359-371, 371-383, 383-390, 390-392, 392-397, 397-433, 433-447, 448-456, 457-468, 468-472, 473-482, 482-488, 488-491, 492-505, 505-518, 518-525, 525-532, 532-536, 537-548, 549-557, 557-563, 563-566, 567-577, 577-580, 580-591, 591-610, 610-616 |
| 4 The Counterforce |
617-626, 626-640, 640-655, 656-663, 663-673, 674-700, 700-706, 706-717, 717-724, 724-733, 733-735, 735-760 |
