Explanations did not, as far as he could tell, appear to be anything dogs either sought or even were entitled to.
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Remember, Pugnax is the character insert for the reader! So you aren't entitled to an explanation of Pynchon's book even if you're the kind of careful reader seeking for one.
Or this could just be, since Pugnax references all dogs and not just himself, an example of systemic bias in a social structure very much informed by class, race, and wealth. Are certain segments of the population entitled to explanations? Hell, do they even care about them?! They're no better than dogs, really! Why, even if they were curious about our institutions and the reasons they exist, they wouldn't understand the answers they were given!
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