Young Republicans

[Dave Monroe]

Okay, found it, "'Metzger,' Oedipa whispered,
embarrassed, 'I'm a Young Republican," Ch. 3, p. 76,
though it seems she is more immediately "embarrassed"
by Metzger's preceding outburst ("'Fine,' Metzger said
..."), which thereafter gets "even louder."  Still,
the point remains, there seem Reasons for, there seems
Significance to, a character's ostensible political
affiliation here ...

> --- David Morris <fqmorris at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > At the time of the quote Oedipa is not "young," is
> > she?  And she is "embarassed" with the (former)
> > title.  I think that means she WAS a young 
> > Republican.  I interpret her embarassment as
> > stemming from a realization of how "domesticated"
> > she was as a youth compared to the youth of the
> > novel's present day.  Nowhere does it say she's
> > become a Democrat, though.

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