Indiana: Scholar Works, February 2010.
"Although only the information seeker can truly determine the success of her search, to the outsider, The Dude’s strikes and gutters‛ mentality may indicate that the case came to an acceptable close... On the negative side, The Dude did not get his rug back.... However, The Dude did solve the case in his own mind ... As a film that ushered in the information age, The Big Lebowski is a reminder that the ubiquitous, sometimes chaotic, nature of information mandates the creation of a personal reality in order to achieve any sense-making. The Dude shows the importance of wading through conflicting information to find a personally resonant meaning."
That rug really tied the room together.
