Gravity's Rainbow: A Great Swamp of Paranoia

In this lecture, we'll discover some of the main themes and literary devices that run throughout Thomas Pynchon's seminal postmodernist novel, "Gravity's Rainbow". Detailing the mysterious erectile foreshadowing of Tyrone Slothrop, the development of the V2 rocket and its bombardment of London, and paranoiac conspiracies of the sans-/post-war individual, this novel has it all. Nevertheless, considering its reputation for impenetrability, I found it necessary to provide some hopefully useful information. Enjoy! Music is Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps part II: The Sacrifice by the New York Philharmonic    • Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)...   Join the channel for $5/month to gain access to, among other things, a monthly philosophy Zoom tailored to your educational needs!    / @gavinyoung-philosophy