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Page 13
... human domain ; or is the visible accumulation of junk around us only the result of our proclivity for fantasy - life ? " 46 How much is made up ? At the conclusion of Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon reveals that the most popular artifact of ...
... human domain ; or is the visible accumulation of junk around us only the result of our proclivity for fantasy - life ? " 46 How much is made up ? At the conclusion of Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon reveals that the most popular artifact of ...
Page 117
... human libido . His universe : human depth psychology . But in modern times the case is different : " It is rather the utter psychic defeat of self : the plight of an ordinary man too small to cope with contemporary life " ( p . 118 ) ...
... human libido . His universe : human depth psychology . But in modern times the case is different : " It is rather the utter psychic defeat of self : the plight of an ordinary man too small to cope with contemporary life " ( p . 118 ) ...
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... human relations themselves . Love , as defined by one's predictable answer to the statement " I love you , " seemed a sham . Common decency appeared more authentic , and also more useful to the human good . " I wish that people who are ...
... human relations themselves . Love , as defined by one's predictable answer to the statement " I love you , " seemed a sham . Common decency appeared more authentic , and also more useful to the human good . " I wish that people who are ...
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