... she had left, it  allows her to shamelessly inhabit multiple subject positions, which further her journey in successfully exerting agency. As demonstrated throughout the book, Oedipa inhabits the subject position of a wife, a mistress, and a student which prove that she is heartlessly do this without feeling remorse.  Pynchon writes "Oedipa showered, put on a sweater, skirt and sneakers, ... positions allow Oedipa to begin the final and  most important process of exerting agency: paranoia. Because of Oedipa's master subject position--an un-empathetic, controlling, and deceiving pers...

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