1. The Search for Truth and the Emptiness that Follows
Hilarious: And part of me wanted to believe - like a child hearing, in perfect safety, a tale of horror - that the unconscious would be like any other room, once the light was let in. ... Can you imagine?"... Hilarious states; "And part of me wanted to believe - like a child hearing, in perfect safety, a tale of horror." ... 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." ... Driblette explains the search for the truth is futile when he tells Oedipa: "You could fall in love with m...
- Word Count: 3055
- Approx Pages: 12
- Grade Level: High School