And Merle saw the image appear.
* * * * * * * * * *
Out of nothing, something. Merle's having a religious experience now. The Ur religious experience. The Creation Myth. We know Merle's suffering from a religious experience because he becomes completely wrapped up in photography after this moment. I used the word "suffering" because who needs a religious experience? It's more pain than it's worth. It's like getting arthritis but for your consciousness. And, yes, this is science and it can all be explained so as religious experiences go, it's pretty crap. I would have simply said this was a moment of true wonder for Merle or that he was stunned into amazement. But that's not what Pynchon's going for here. He wants us to witness Merle witnesses the profound, visualizing a miracle of the 19th Century.
Also this is still about writing! The writer does all stuff with mixing the big words and dumping them onto a plate (page!) so that readers can see the story.
No comments:
Post a Comment