Critics of Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49 have suggested dozens of meanings for the name of the novel’s central character, Oedipa Maas. The first name certainly invites interpretations, but her last name also invites interpretations and seems to hint at many of the novel’s themes.
Top Eleven Meanings for Oedipa Maas in The Crying of Lot 49
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