The research paper that I have picked and discussed primarily involved the author Thomas Pynchon. To be honest, I had a difficult time choosing a topic because of the vast possibilities and prospective topics. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the short story of Pynchon. Entropy was one of those fascinating short reads that I was enamored to. Acquiring the short novel itself took me some time but eventually I was able to borrow a friend’s book that contained the short story. Anyhow, Entropy’s combination of literary finesse and technical details to science was very intriguing to me. I was more impressed in how he incorporates scientific themes paired with social commentaries with surprisingly enjoyable literary wit.
I was very fortunate to find two very relevant source topics for my research paper. One of these sources was John Starks from the University of Wisconsin. His work was more of a critical essay, critiquing Thomas Pynchon’s work and his literary tendencies. A short biographical essay in a sense that included most of his body of work through out his whole literary career. The reason I chose this source because it adds a different layer of argument to my research paper. Mostly the articles that I have found about Pynchon have been very favorable to his reputation. With this short critical essay, I saw some critical arguments that I saw can be added to my paper.
The second source article that I found was from Joseph Slade which was published from John Hopkins University. Here, Slade claims that Pynchon’s works primarily focused more on overtones of Humanism. He also included the argument, that him, growing up in an era where technological advancements were prevalent and having a substantial amount of knowledge on science, that he was able to assess how technology can affect human beings and its society. He alluded to different interactions of human beings and the dependency it could create towards technology.
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