The Crying of Lot 49 Learning Guide: Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Themes
    Quotes
    Versions of Reality
    Versions of Reality Quotes
    Visions of America
    Visions of America Quotes
    Language and Communication
    Language and Communication Quotes
    Technology and Modernization
    Technology and Modernization Quotes
    Sexuality and Sexual Identity
    Sexuality and Sexual Identity Quotes
    Drugs and Alcohol
    Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
    Isolation
    Isolation Quotes
    Madness
    Madness Quotes
    Chapter 1
    Chapter 2
    Chapter 3
    Chapter 4
    Chapter 5
    Chapter 6
    Brief Summary
    Characters
    Oedipa Maas
    Oedipa Maas' Timeline
    Pierce Inverarity
    Wendell ("Mucho") Maas
    Metzger
    Dr. Hilarius
    The Paranoids
    Mike Fallopian
    Genghis Cohen
    Stanley Koteks
    John Nefastis
    Randolph Driblette
    Emory Bortz
    Inamorati Anonymous Member
    Jesús Arrabal
    Manny Di Presso
    Mr. Thoth
    Winthrop Tremaine
    Clayton ("Bloody") Chiclitz
    Character Clues
    Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
    Protagonist
    Antagonist
    GuideMentor
    Foil
    Analysis
    Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
    Tristero and the Muted Post-Horn
    Entropy and Maxwell's Demon
    The Play-Within-the-Play: The Courier's Tragedy
    Bordando el Manto Terrestre
    Setting
    Narrator Point of View
    Genre
    Tone
    Writing Style
    What's Up With the Title?
    What's Up With the Ending?
    Tough-o-Meter
    Plot Analysis
    Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
    Three-Act Plot Analysis
    Trivia
    Steaminess Rating
    Allusions
    Study Questions
    Best of the Web
    Charts
    Essay

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