Paranoia in the Crying of Lot 49
According to Pynchon paranoia can be described as a perception of the imperceptible inter-connectedness and results in an individual believing that there are justified rationales behind the visible incidences and the secret events relations. Paranoia is almost a requirement feature in the individual’s lives since it cannot be escaped (Ripatrazone 1). According to Pynchon, it is both possible to be prescient as well as paranoid at the same it. in that Oedipa had to resign personally from the factuality that there must have been the presence of Tristero beyond the America’s appearance or it was just America and her only option of continuity and relevance was to strangely get an assumption to the comprehensive circle of paranoia (Ripatrazone 1). Paranoia is inevitable since it is created by daily events in an individual’s existence.
According to Pynchon, Conspiracy exists everywhere and it generates deep psychological fear the objective of overcoming conspiracy is to return to the reality choices and make justified decisions (Ripatrazone 1). Pynchon explores the cultural occurrences explosions depicting a society that is drastically disjointed. Oedipa is the protagonist in the narrative, finds herself sole as she has been isolated by the complete society and with the loss of the existence she used to run she tries to uncover Tistero’s mystery( Ripatrazone 1). This, therefore, demonstrates the presence of conspiracy in every life’s event and the isolation is highly triggered by the culture of drugs. The world around the character seems to be highly characterized by illusions, manic and conspiracies. Despite the benefits that the world creates in her life it is also associated with dangers that destroys her marriage and result in the Hilarius loss of sanity (Flaxman 52). The hallucination that is presented by Pynchon’s characters generates the primary feeling of disordered alienation.
Most individuals feel obligated when faced with difficulties to explore some of unlawful sectors which are a form of conspiracy. Life is generally full of simplicities as well as complexities in the daily life and this must be overcome to face reality (Flaxman 43). Most of the chaos issues established in the novel are placed on the thought of communication. The unachievable communication hinders the ability to operate Maxwell’s Demon (Ripatrazone 1). Pynchon represents a similar concept to that of communication conspiracy in the manner in which individually imposes meaningless in their interpretation. The quest of creating a group seems to be the indication that Oedipa is searching for an apparent system. Actually, she fails in her quest to establish the Tristero’s meaning and Pynchon message is likely to be that mystery may not have the presence of mystery (Ripatrazone 1).
Pynchon selects to utilize deep language is description of Paranoia and science opposes his science manipulations proposals. Human interpretations of events in life differ and the quest to establish the actual meaning leads to much conspiracy (Flaxman 53). Despite the fact that science can offer rationality the interpretations that are imposed on it may always result in the scattering of individual’s constituency which can be categorized as conspiracy (Ripatrazone 1). To Pynchon, paranoia is basically about communication as well as cultural chaos that are experienced in the complexity as well as the simplicity of life. The presence of communication creates wholeness while it lack results in conspiracy and paranoia due to the quest of creating fresh discoveries (Ripatrazone 1).
In summary, according to Pynchon being paranoid is a necessity rather than intolerance. Paranoia mainly occurs as the result of experience, knowledge and being an observant of the surrounding. In that one’s night, mare is likely to result in a reality in the short run even with the failure of interpretation which might be altered by the lack of consistency.
Work Cited
Flaxman, Gregory. Oedipa Crisis Paranoia and Prohibition in the Crying Of Lot 49. 2017. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/6275270/Oedipa_Crisis_Paranoia_and_Prohibition_in_the_Crying_of_Lot_49
Ripatrazone, Nick. Oedipa Maas: Our Guide to Contemporary Paranoia. 2016. Retrieved from http://lithub.com/oedipa-maas-our-guide-to-contemporary-paranoia/
