How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Oedipa sat on the earth, ass getting cold, wondering whether, as Driblette had suggested that night from the shower, some version of herself hadn't vanished with him. Perhaps her mind would go on flexing psychic muscles that no longer existed; would be betrayed and mocked by a phantom self as the amputee is by a phantom limb. (6.81)
Why do you think Oedipa is so drawn to Driblette? How do people live on in our memories after we lose them, like "a phantom limb"?
Quote #8
"Because it may be a practical joke for you, but it stopped being one for me a few hours ago. I got drunk and went driving on these freeways. Next time I may be more deliberate. For the love of God, human life, whatever you respect, please Help me." (6.138)
Why is it that the only person Oedipa can reach out to at the end of the novel is the anonymous Inamorati Anonymous member, a man trying to kick the addiction to love?