COL49 - Chap 1: Oedipa says no to drugs

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

On Sun, 3 May 2009 kelber at mindspring.com wrote:
> [---]So why does Oedipa say no?
> [---]
> Oedipa wants OUT.  Hilarius wants IN.  No wonder she says no.  Had it
> been some hedonistic offering at a party, or by Metzger in the motel
> room, she might well have said yes.  It's the invasion she doesn't like.
> Hilarius is part of THEM.
>
> Laura
>

Great start, Laura. By other actives too. I'll try to contribute more when
the "Wake" marathon is over.

I just add now that Oedipa's saying no to Hilarius is also one among many
passages in TCoL49 that seem to connect it to the genre of the satiric
quest narrative. In these narratives, the protagonist tries to keep as
sane and clearheaded as possible [which often equals setting OUT on a
quest] in the growingly mad world around her/him.


Heikki