Pynchon as a person. The fact that he is such a private person leaves only his work for readers to judge, not his reputation.

Is there a particular story or poem you wish we could have spent more time on? One that you understand but want to know more about?

surprised that "She Unnames Them" is considered Science Fiction. Even more surprised that I actually liked it...

's favorite point about the Beat Poets is that "Not everything can be a topic of art but that everything is inherently artistic."

the "Howl" discussion. Especially the conformity/non-conformity loop.

read "Cathedral" in high school. I didn't care for it much then. I'm not too sure how I feel about it now.

how "Howl" keeps me thinking every time I read it...and how all my plurks are about "Howl". Hah.

can't wait to talk about "Howl" in class. I want to understand this poem better!

"Howl"...one sentence...really?

this quote:"I felt that every man present looked upon me with hostility; and though I had lived with hostility all my life, now for the