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Thomas PynchonThe Crying of Lot 49
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1966A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
In what ways does Oedipa adhere to stereotypes of mid-20th-century American housewives? In what ways does she defy these stereotypes? How does this change as the novel progresses?
How does the inclusion of The Courier's Tragedy as a story within a story affect the portrayal of alienation in the novel?
What is the symbolic meaning of the muted post horn? How is this meaning played with throughout the novel?
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