Gburgard Comcastnet answers “So, is Olivia the daughter of Ray and...”

Elizabeth asked this question about The Overstory:

So, is Olivia the daughter of Ray and Dorothy?? Magical realism???

Gburgard Comcastnet I thought that a writer of Powers caliber would not tell us that Ray was an intellectual property lawyer and then tell us later that Olivia’s father w…moreI thought that a writer of Powers caliber would not tell us that Ray was an intellectual property lawyer and then tell us later that Olivia’s father was an intellectual property lawyer if he wasn’t making that connection. Also, in the conversation between Ray and Dorothy near the end of the book, the description of there “imaginary” daughter is too similar to Olivia to be coincidental. Also, the seedling in the cup was mentioned in the Olivia chapter and again as a gift from their daughter, in the conversation between Ray and Dorothy at the end. So, although Ray and Dorothy claim to have no children, I do think there’s a suggestion of magical realism(less)

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