The universe is full of mysteries. ... Pynchon develops the theme of the promise of hidden truth when he states, "She had caught sight of the marker," denoting she has luckily seen the marker because she doesn't know where to find them. ... After her walk through San Narcisco and the constant appearance of Trystero's post horn, Pynchon uses personification and diction to illustrate how the overbearing puzzle and the pressure to solve it mentally paralyzes Oedipa: But the private eye sooner or later has to be beat up on. ... Pynchon refers to Oedipa as a "private eye" in order to por...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

When she returns home she needs to pretend to see her dead husband and be in shock even though she killed him and this is not hard for her because she really still does love him. ... She noticed there was a little muscle moving near the corner of his left eye. ... "Perfect," she said. ... "Well," she said. ... "Please," she begged. ...

• Word Count: 2792
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School