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.

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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

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The Crying of Lot 49 mainCharacter Oedipa Maas
The Crying of Lot 49 protagonist Oedipa Maas
John Nefastis interactsWith Oedipa Maas
Randolph Driblette interactsWith Oedipa Maas
Genghis Cohen helpsCharacter Oedipa Maas
Tristero associatedWithCharacter Oedipa Maas
San Narciso connectedToCharacter Oedipa Maas
Thurn und Taxis relatedToCharacter Oedipa Maas
Thurn und Taxis investigatedBy Oedipa Maas
W.A.S.T.E. associatedWithCharacter Oedipa Maas
Pierce Inverarity formerSpouse Oedipa Maas
Pierce Inverarity bequeathsTo Oedipa Maas
Pierce Inverarity estateExecutor Oedipa Maas
Pierce Inverarity communicationWith Oedipa Maas
this entity surface form: Oedipa Maas (via will and memories)
Dr. Hilarius treatsCharacter Oedipa Maas
Mucho Maas spouse Oedipa Maas
Mucho Maas relatedTo Oedipa Maas