Character Analysis of Oedipa Oedipa as a character displays a multitude of traits. She has a deeply set disconnection with society offset by an overwhelming curiosity, a curiosity that leads her through an assortment of various social strata and locations. The development of the novel is driven by these two primary traits that she displays. Although there are many critics who question the relevance of Oedipa's name in the belief that it is Pynchon's way …showed first 75 words of 1672 total…

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