I am backtracking a bit but I have a question about Crying Lot of 49. Remember in chapter one when Metzger and Oedipa are talking about his childhood as a actor? What does Metzger mean when he says, "You know what mothers like that turn their male children into," (29)? What do mothers like that turn their children into? I know for a fact that I was not the only one in class that was unable to figure this out. I am guessing it has something to do with sexual relations with a mother and her child but, I really don't see how.
Posted by vglaze at October 1, 2003 01:16 AM