CoL49 (1): Oedipa's a Head Case

[Tore Rye Andersen]

Robin:
 
> I wish/hope that you good folks reading this can point to the
> psychological implications of Oedipa's name and the role psychology
> plays in CoL49. .

[...]
 
> I'm guessing that the psychological language used in CoL49 points to
> deeper meanings than I've picked up concerning what happened between
> Oedipa, Mucho & Dr. Hilarius. Like somebody's finally getting out of
> their Oedipal stage, or somethin' like that . . .

I think Oedipa's primary affinity with Oedipus is to be found in her role as detective/seeker,
rather than the psychological part. Still, the psychiatric subtext does seem important in the novel.
It is worth noting that according to the OED (!), the first appearance in print of
the noun "shrink" was in Lot 49.
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