CoL49

[Philip Christman]

Hello.  I'm new to the list and relatively new to Thomas Pynchon--just
finished CoL49, and read V awhile ago.  I have a question and I hope
nobody thinks I'm stupid/annoying.  I'm wondering what some of you think
Oedipa wanted at the end of Lot 49:  do you think she wanted Trystero to
exist, giving her life some amount of structure, even if a very
weak and scary one, or for herself to be insane?  I've been thinking about
it a lot.  I know there are no hard and fast answers (esp. when you're
dealing with a guy like Pynchon), but I'd just like to hear some opinions.
Hope this question annoys as few people as possible--I'm certainly no
expert, I just have been bowled over by Pynchon and his ideas.  
Thanks
Phil Christman (pchris56 at Calvin.EDU)

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