White Noise
In Don Delillo’ s novel White Noise, consumption as a form of easing anxiety and affirming self is portrayed through the depiction of the characters. By tracing the development of this characteristic of contemporary culture, Delillo writes of the routines humans rehearse, almost subconsciously, everyday, through the representation of Jack Gladney and his family. Through his divergent view of the world, the author seems to exhibit a subtly negative outlook on certain matters of contemporary culture, although Delillo’ s intention is not to be critical. He is simply trying to describe the beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes of our culture through the characters that he creates. Through the eyes of Jack Gladney, the main character that teaches Hitler studies at the College on a Hill, Delillo portrays the common routine of many people in contemporary culture. This college professor is in the middle of a mid-life crisis. He has no idea of who he is and he hides his emptiness behind thick, dark framed glasses, a scholarly university instructors' robe, and mastery of his academic interest of choice, "Hitler studies". He sees death everywhere he looks and attempts to defeat its inevitability in obsessive compulsive ways. Mr. G
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Approximate Word count = 1279
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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