Morel, is his "soul" support and is the most important person in Paul's life, but appears to be viewed as her husband's property". ... Because according to the habits, woman must go out when man counted money in the room. ... She put her children at arms, projected her own ideal and life view on her children, and hoped so as to fill the feelings of vacuum. ... But in reality there was no such room for her to exist; what she had was just the freedom of imagine. ... Paul was a pure male chauvinism, so he never took the status of women into account, even if he thought about it, it was f...

• Word Count: 2551
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

Pynchon describes her optimistic view as a "growing obsession". ... Pynchon creates understanding of the doctor's foolish idea with the analogy "that the unconscious would be like any other room, once the light was let in." To compare the unconscious mind to a room is a preposterous assumption. ... Each time Oedipa views one of the post horns it hurts her because she does not understand the meaning. ... Bringing the symbol to life and giving it the knowledge to strike at Oedipa's most sensitive areas shows the struggle she undertakes to understand them. ...

• Word Count: 3055
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School