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You Can Run, But You Can't Hide

You Can Run, but You Can't Hide

Death is probably the most feared word in the English language. Its undesired certainty threatens society's desire to believe that humanity is infinite. However, postmodernity treats this idea with no sympathy and exploits definition of mortality as seen in today's industrial world. Don DeLillo's novel White Noise tells the bizarre story of how Jack Gladney and his mixed family illustrate the postmodern ideas of religion, death, and popular culture. The theme of death's uncanny influence over the character mentality, lavish consumer lifestyle, and ultimately media manipulation is one prevalent throughout DeLillo's masterpiece.
Perhaps, the character most responsive to death is Jack Gladney. In fact, he is so clearly consumed by his fear of death that his ordinary thought processes are often interrupted by notions of the unknown and haunted by the question: "Who will die first" (DeLillo 15)? In Jack's mind: "This question comes up from......


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