Thursday, April 26, 2012


When reading books I always get into the story and want to fast forward like in a movie to see what is going to happen.  Well in books we do not have to press a button, we can just flip to the back and read the last chapter.  I have never done this but I’m always temped to read it to find the answers to my questions. 
I have some idea of what I’m reading but I get lost for a while.  I do have questions such as her relation to Rapunzel.  Does she feel trapped between her husband and her ex-boyfriend?  I would have to say no because her ex-boyfriend is dead but she does have an affair with Metzger. 

I think the story is being told or the way the writer communicates is through letters, shows, plays and stories from the past.  But why, if in fact he (the writer) is telling the story in so many aspects.  Am I on to something or am I in left field.  I think that is why I get lost is because of the change in stories and all the people she is meeting along the way.  

Are there going to be 49 different stories, letters, people she meets or something horrible going to happen to her?  What does the title have to do with the story?  Have we gotten that far and I missed it?  Back to the whole movie and book thing.  When watching a movie I listen to see if they say the title in the movie.  I enjoy that because at that moment it makes sense.  Will this happen here?  

1 comment:

  1. Perhaps something will happen like this....

    Reading Pynchon is confusing for sure. But I think you're doing it well. You have to just keep moving from clue to clue rather than attempting to have a solid, 100 percent understanding of the text all the time.

    It's interesting that you look at the title. "Lot 49" is a bit of a mystery. Take a look, though, at the word "crying." Notice how many characters are portrayed in tears and how Pynchon uses tears as a metaphor in many places. What's the role of "crying" in the story?

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