Oedipa Maas
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Oedipa Maas is the perplexed and increasingly paranoid California housewife who serves as the protagonist of Thomas Pynchon's novella "The Crying of Lot 49," navigating a possible vast underground postal conspiracy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oedipa Maas canonical | 17 |
| Oedipa Maas (via will and memories) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Crying of Lot 49 ⓘ |
| appointedAs | executor of Pierce Inverarity's estate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tristero
ⓘ
W.A.S.T.E. ⓘ underground postal system ⓘ |
| centralToTheme |
communication breakdown
ⓘ
conspiracy ⓘ entropy ⓘ information overload ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| emotion |
paranoia
ⓘ
perplexity ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Crying of Lot 49
ⓘ
surface form:
The Crying of Lot 49 universe
|
| firstAppearanceIn | The Crying of Lot 49 ⓘ |
| friend |
Driblette
ⓘ
Metzger ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | Pierce Inverarity ⓘ |
| investigates |
Tristero
ⓘ
surface form:
Tristero system
possible vast underground postal conspiracy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postmodernism ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | novella ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | focal character ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
curiosity
ⓘ
increasing paranoia ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Crying of Lot 49 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | J. B. Lippincott & Co. ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| spouse | Mucho Maas ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
modern individual's search for meaning
ⓘ
uncertainty in a mediated world ⓘ |
| themeIn | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1966 ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oedipa Maas (via will and memories)