Oedipus' Journey For The Truth Oedipus took an intellectual journey throughout the play. A journey to find the truth. In order to find the truth he had to go through three stages. These three stages were Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom. Information are the facts and evidence that help you with a better understanding you will use to find the truth. Details and background information are another form of facts that could be used as well. Oedipus’ first purpose to search for the truth is to rid the city of Thebes from the plague. Oedipus wants to search for information because