does Gravity's Rainbow condemn homosexual, fetishistic, and generally non-procreative sex?
Does Gravity's Rainbow condemn homosexual, fetishistic, and generally non-procreative sex?
I wouldn't say so. But I wouldn't be able to say what the fuck the book is about in general, when it comes to its themes. So don't mind me. :D
Definitely not. Certainly doesn't advocate hedonism though.
no. You want it to, though, don't you?
definetely not. sex is used as a means of control and a tool of sadism in GR, but it's also bound up with love and everything positive that comes with it. this is sort of a copout answer but it's sort of a stupid question: the book is neutral towards sex.
in his post GR works it's almost a rule of thumb that sexual deviants are homosexuals are the good guys.
Pudding fucking dies of e.coli. Funny as hell.
Also generally disgusting that a dude eats shit, and laxative induced shit at that. Not only is this disgusting, but a man named fucking Pudding is doing this.
yeah, because of his PTSD and survivor's guilt
it's his repentance, made erotic by katje's embodiment of the angel of death -all of which catered to him by Pointsman and his men as a means of controlling Pudding. he also stops taking his ecoli pills against orders as a means of suicide.
it's not just some wacky dude who likes to eat poopoo
You're really being a boring fag here mate. I'm just sitting around trying to have a smoke with my friends and you come in and start screaming about cancer. Fuck off.
Captain Blicero is the nexus of sexual deviancy in GR, and this extends to his rocket. Which is, of course, what the book is about. Blicero also happens to be a bad guy, so make of that what you will.
It's been 6-7 years since I read it, so I might be missing some details, but I seem to remember associating all the sexual craziness with the war and its degrading effect on people.
Yes
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