Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

[Jordan Dominy <jjdominy AT ufl.edu>]

Greetings to all, 

In a line of thinking different from what's been touched on, I read Lance not so much as Percy's _expression_ of a disenchantment with Catholicism as I do a sharp critique of popular culture--particularly the movies, which Percy was always fond of.  I think this is because I cannot ignore the fact that Lance's initial frustration is with the all-but-pornographic movie being filmed at his home.  William Dowie in his essay "Lancelot and the Search for Sin" argues that the novel is even a parody of Percy's own ire with popular culture, and I'm inclined to agree.  

Best,

Jordan 

On Jan 13, 2007, at 3:53 PM, Gray, Rich wrote:

Nikki's last post and this one present a fascinating puzzle: How much was Walker Percy invested in Lance Lamar?  And to what degree was Percy's disenchantment with Catholicism in the 1970s reflected in Lancelot?  This novel stands apart from the other five in being less comic in its satire.

I would be interested in reading what lurkers think about Lance.  

Rich

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