CoL49 group reading ch6 part 1

[J K Van Nort]

"This is America, you live in it, you let it happen. Let it unfurl. She drove savagely along the freeway, hunting for Volkswagens."

This quote, after Oedipa leaves Winthrop Tremaine's government surplus and racist memorabilia store, responds to her calling herself a chicken for not hitting Tremaine over the head with a blunt object. However, the first two sentences speak to what America represents as a "free" nation, that we swim among vile attitudes that we allow to exist because we are "free" to think as we please. Their hatred will unfurl, bringing to the light of day what would otherwise remain in the festering darkness. To accept this, she hunts Volkswagens in order to relieve her distaste for this reality.

Three short sentences that capture so much.

In solidarity,
James

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