My Thesis for, "White Noise"

Don DeLillo the author of, “White Noise” writes a contemporary American fiction,which

focuses on the life of Jack Gladney. Jack is a professor of Hitler studies at a liberal arts

college in Middle America. Gladney and his colleagues which include; New York expatriates,

immerse themselves in “American magic and dread.” Beside his professional aspect of life,

Jack shares his life with his fourth wife,Babbette, and their four children from previous marriages.

Jack and Babbette are bound by their passion and love for one another, also as sharing the 

fear of death. This modern day family goes through a rocky life,with common babbling of 

brand-name consumerism. Later a black toxic cloud floats over their lives, which was caused

by an industrial accident. Jack who is exposed, for a moment, faces death. He is still unwilling
to face it directly, but he continues to seek meaning and connections in his life.
Jack Gladney's fear and his life existence is tested when his wife explains of an arrangementshe has with Willie Mink's. His life changes when he plans his revenge
for his love when he sets out for blood, from the man Babbette calls, Mr. Grey.
The assumption of Mr. and Mrs. Gladney's always possessing the fear of death
is a common misconception. While people recognize the overarching fear of death, few
attempt to elucidate where it stems from. The Galdney Family, living in a fractured portrait
of postmodern family life, is actually where the very nature of their fear originates.

                                     

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NOTES: Im focusing on Option 4, Number 5: jack Gladney's confrontation with Mr. Grey.