Pynchon lets us see both.

品钦将这两者都展现给大家
And he's parodying both kinds of response in this novel,

他在小说中模仿讽刺了这两者反应
so in that sense, the novel is very much of its time.

从这种意义说这本小说很有时代价值
Now, I want to pause for a moment there and ask you a question.

现在我想在这停下来问大家一个问题
I want you to think about

大家思考一下
what kind of protagonist Pynchon sends out into this world.

品钦向世界展示了一个什么样的主人公
What do you think of Oedipa Maas?

你觉得奥狄芭·马斯怎么样
How does she strike you as a character?

作为一个人物她给了你什么启发
How would you describe her?

你怎样去形容她
- Yeah. - Desperate.

-请讲 -绝望
Desperate.

绝望
Okay.

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