Please read 175 - 209 and respond to the following prompts in complete sentences. Use quotes when stipulated.
1. Paraphrase Tomas's theory about Oedipus and communism.
2. What were the two possible reactions to his decision? Use quotes a support.
3. Agree or disagree: "How defenseless we are in the face of flattery!" (185)
4. Explain the following: "It is a tragicomic fact that our proper upbringing has become an ally of the secret police" (187).
5. Why did Tomas quit the hospital and become a "window washer"(192)?
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1. Paraphrase Tomas's theory about Oedipus and communism.
2. What were the two possible reactions to his decision? Use quotes a support.
3. Agree or disagree: "How defenseless we are in the face of flattery!" (185)
4. Explain the following: "It is a tragicomic fact that our proper upbringing has become an ally of the secret police" (187).
5. Why did Tomas quit the hospital and become a "window washer"(192)?
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