what do I think about the pedophilia in this book?
>>9949720
>the Zone is the literalisation of the collapse of systems which are a motif throughout the novel
>morality is a system
>society considers pederasty to be the height of immoral action
>Slothrop having sex with a girl who (he believes to be) underage represents the ultimate collapse of systems - absolute freedom, whether for better or worse
Probably more but that's a good starting point
You think it's hot
>>9950189
>Slothrop having sex with a girl who (he believes to be) underage
I've seen an anon suggest this before, but do we actually have any dates?
Bianca was conceived during the filming of Alpdrucken but that's undated, if we assume Pokler saw Alpdrucken the same year (which is a big assumption) we can use Ilse's age for reference, but I don't see anything more specific than sometime before 1937 when Pokler goes to Peenemunde.
>>9949720
the little girl pays for seducing slothrop
>>9950189
Why do so many perverse sexual acts take place outside of the zone?
>>9950526I think it's a meme like the Phoebe thing in Catcher
>>9950526
Nevermind, Ilse is already born in the first Weimar episode, which referencing Eisenstein's October dates it somewhere between 1928-1933. Still no age given, but she seems to be a toddler here.
Anyway unless there are dates I'm overlooking I think this sounds like some serious mental gymnastics. Slothrop's a kidfucker.