Authorial sympathy in Pynchon's novels always lies on the "transcend all questions of power," countercultural side of the struggle; that's where the good guys — the oddballs, dropouts, and hapless dreamers — tend to gather. But his books also dramatize the perception that resistance to domination can develop into its own regime of domination. The tendency of extremes is to meet, and perfection in life is a false Grail, a foreclosure of possibility, a kind of death.
Pynchon's novels emphasize that authorial sympathy lies with the countercultural "transcend all questions of power" movement, where unconventional individuals, dropouts, and dreamers are central figures. However, his works also explore how resistance to domination can lead to its own form of control, highlighting the convergence of extremes and the limitations imposed by striving for perfection in life.