Amidst the Din: Decoding the Postmodern Landscape of ‘White Noise’
Words: 588 1330In the world of modern literature, few novels probe the intricacies of postmodern life with the depth, wit, and incisiveness of Don DeLillo's "White Noise." Through the prism of an ostensibly ordinary family, DeLillo crafts a tale that delves into society's overwhelming cacophony—literal and metaphorical—and the consequent existential anxiety it engenders. Set in the fictional town of Blacksmith, the novel follows the life of Jack Gladney, a college professor who specializes in Hitler studies. Jack's seemingly placid existence is punctuated […]