CoL 49 (1) love, anyway [PC 6]

[János Székely]

2009/5/5 Robin Landseadel <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>:
> Oedipa is empathetic:
>
>
> . . . this innate tenderness makes it very easy to like Oedipa & her
> reflexive acts of kindness. The way she is always present in the novel makes
> her unique in Pynchon's writing.
>
 Maybe not so unique. For every demonic women there seems to be an
innately kind counterpart (and a weak victim). Rachel Owlglass, e.g.
is a typical "good woman.