Editing The Crying of Lot 49 (section)

=== ''Oedipus Rex'' ===
The connection between [[Oedipus]] and the protagonist of ''The Crying of Lot 49'', Oedipa Maas, tends to align with one of two interpretations within literature: that of the [[Sophocles|Sophoclean]] tragedy ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'', and that of the [[Oedipus complex|Oedipus Complex]], a psychoanalytical theory pioneered by [[Sigmund Freud]].<ref name=":05" /> Comparing the novel with ''Oedipus Rex'', some scholars argue that both Oedipus and Oedipa serve as solvers of riddles—Oedipus in answering the [[Sphinx's riddle]] and Oedipa in attempting to uncover the mystery behind Trystero. However, critics of this interpretation claim that these riddles share little topical symmetry.<ref name=":05" />

Supporters of the Freudian interpretation tend to point towards Pynchon's heavy borrowing of Greek literature and extensive use of allusions as part of the cyclic, incestuous nature of recycling within literature.<ref name=":05" /> Alternatively, the homogeneity of society around San Narciso as a result of the convergence of [[entropy]] has also been pointed to as having an incestuous nature.<ref name=":05" />