Finnegans Wake p. 121-140

p. 121

"hetarosexual (used always in two boldfaced print types--one of the as wrongheaded as his Claudian brother, is it worth while interrupting to say?"

I feel like something profound is being said here, but I'm missing it. Does mention the poet Claudian though.

p. 122

"the aphasia of that heroic agony"

This is a reference to the tradition of gesture, aphasia being a condition that renders one incapable of speaking language unimpared.

"O'Remus pro Romulo"

Another Remus and Romulus reference.

p. 123

"and why spell dear god with a big thick dhee (why, O why, O why?)"

A valid point. Why not spell "dear God" "O God"?

"the vaulting feminine libido of those interbranching ogham sex upandinsweeps sternly controlled an easily repersuaded by the uniform matteroffactness of a meandering male fist?"

Huh?

p. 124

"(sic) in iSpace?!"

I know this was impossible, but this just makes me think of Apple products.

"So be it. And it was."

Kind of like this book. Magical Realism?

p. 125

"Maybe growing a moustache, did you say, with an adorable look of amuzement?"

I agree, mustaches are adorable.

p. 126

"So? What do you no tonigh, lazy and gentleman?"

Sounds like a stand up comedian, "what'dya say what'dya know?"

p. 127 (nothin')

p.128

"no notion of shopkeepers feel he'd rather play the duke than play the gentleman;"

Is there a Shakespeare reference at work here?

p. 129

"Suiss family Collesons whom he calls les nouvelles roches"

The Swiss Family Robinson is "new rocks"?

p. 130 (nothin')

p. 131

"taught himself skating and learned how to fall;"

I like this, sounds like something either really inspiring or a bad indie song lyric.

p. 132

"Raglan Road"

Perhaps a reference to Lord Raglan? Who just so happened to talk about hero myths?

"doughtier than death;"

What a great metaphor!

p. 133

"ex-gardener (Riesengebirger), fitted up with planturous existencies would make Roseoogreedy (mite's) little hose;"

I just like saying "planturous existencies".

p. 134

"or quick quits to hush the buckers up;"

Do I detect a swear word?

p. 135

"he crawls with lice, he swarms with saggarts;"

Somehow, saggarts sounds much worse than maggots.

p. 136

"leapt the Inferus"

Inferus means down to Hades in Latin. Also, they're in Harry Potter.

p. 137

"Miss MacCormack Ni Lacarthy"

I get a jumble of Lacan and McCarthy.

"not forgetting the time you laughed at Elder Charterhouse's duckwhite pants and the way you said the whole township can see his hairy legs;"

This is a surprisingly straightforward line; it also reminds me of the stereotypical "you're on stage in your underwear" dream.

"corn o' copious"

Nice.

"peddles in passivism"

I can think of too many people who do this.

p. 138 (nothin')

p. 139

"Answer: Finn MacCool"

Wait, we have answers now?

"If hot Hammurabi, or cowld Clesiastes"

References to two venerated texts, Hammurabi's Code (Law) and Ecclesiasties (Wisdom).

p. 140

"boost of having...extensive public park...expensive brewing industry...the most expansive peopling thoroughfare in the world...Delfas"

Sounds like a travel commercial for Belfast.