The Crying of Lot 49

picture of American society in the novel The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon

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American society is viewed as a "plastic society" riddled with consumerism. The author views this type of society as "futureless" and makes several critiques of it throughput the novel using his descriptions and characters.

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