The Vineland Guide to Contemporary Rebellion

This essay argues that a shift occurs in Thomas Pynchon’s oeuvre with the novel Vineland, specifically with respect to power systems and resistance. Previous novels by Pynchon represented power structures as abstract, nearly supernatural systems that the characters could hardly conceive of, much le...

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Main Author: Sean Carswell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2012-07-01
Series:Orbit: Writing Around Pynchon
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Online Access:https://www.pynchon.net/owap/article/view/8