Hi guys, I just wanted to note something interesting from the first part of the novel, where Henrich, of course, is discussing what he really wants to do in life. He questions whether he really wants to go to Montana, or anywhere for that matter, or if its all just activity in the brain and a random neuron that fired or misfired. This is odd way of looking at things, things you would not normally question. What I really like about this is the way that Henrich, or Delillo, brings it all back into his main point about his insane chessmate, Tommy Roy Foster. He questions whether Foster really did want to kill all the people, or whether it was just a random misfire in Fosters brain; I find this to be a very interesting point. Do we really know what we want?

Also, I think it is interesting how Jack describes human nature's fascination with destruction and ruin in other parts of the world. Without normally noticing it, this really is a hidden and almost sick fetish within practically everybody- we all watch the news and we are intrigued by catastrophes on TV. I have been noticing that Delillo brings up many points that people usually don't see in themselves, or notice or think about in general.

Something I found bizzare and couldn't figure out was the long comparison the two professors were making between Hitler and Elvis. Have any of you made any connections with this? What do you guys make of this whole comparison?