The article probes into the two different perspectives of the horrific 9/11 attacks. Every story has two sides‚ and the analysis of the two diverse novels- Don DeLillo’sFalling Man (2007) and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) will help to explore the ideas and misconceptions that rule us at a personal level which in turn contributes to our public outlook. Post the 9/11 attacks‚ there has been a dramatic change in the way the world views the Muslims‚ the “perpetrators”‚ and Hamid’s
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death‚ he realizes that human existence is pointless‚ which makes him unhappy‚ anxious and anguished. Among other things‚ Don DeLillo seems completely preoccupied with death and the difficult task of living with the knowledge of death in his novel White Noise. Rather than discuss the unavoidable mortality that connects all humankind with broad‚ generalized strokes‚ DeLillo is concerned with the particular late 20th century cultural and psychological mechanisms that attempt to define the unclear relationship
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toxin event infects their town‚ and they must be evacuated. Eventually‚ the family is allowed to return to their home and attempt to resume their normal lives‚ but the incident has increased Jack and Babette’s obsession with the fear of dying. Don DeLillo uses Jack’s character to emphasize the negative consequences of dreading death throughout a person’s life. Because there are several aspects about death that make him anxious‚ Jack continuously wonders and worries about his death. Initially‚ Jack
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Don DeLillo’s Mao II sheds light that reveals the invisible world between the makers and the consumers of images. DeLillo presents the treatment of Beirut’s image in three ways‚ with various degrees of their ability to effect change among the masses. His fictional character Brita treats the image from an individualist perspective illustrating the difference between reality and how the image was represented. The treatment of Beirut by the capitalists‚ and by Abu Rashid‚ a terrorist leader‚ fragments
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In the novel “White Noise”‚ DeLillo claims that “testing on rats is okay because they are a vermin” (DeLillo 124). Animal testing is not mentioned a lot‚ but Babette does become a test subject for a new undisclosed medicine. If you go by DeLillo’s suggestions in the book‚ “White Noise”‚ animal testing and human testing is almost the same. They are both trying out new medicines‚ to see whether or not the medicines work. The only difference is Babette is willing to try the medication and the rat is
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ways. Some healthy‚ some not. Humans are instinctively curious‚ the fear exists because of the unknown‚ and we don’t know what happens‚ which instills fear in us. We create ways to get on with our lives‚ to move past the fear. In White Noise‚ Don DeLillo states how humans try to protect themselves from the fear of death by building protective walls between them and their fear‚ which can keep them from living their honest life. People join a crowd to feel safe. A form of herd mentality. They flock
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tells the couple that their daughter was right and that a simple aspirin would calm the boy down. Furthermore‚ when the physician asks Babette why she ignored her own daughter’s advice‚ she answered with‚ “She’s a child‚ not a doctor- that’s why” (DeLillo‚ 90). Although‚ Denise’s advice was rational and Wilder’s problem was simply something minor‚ Jack and Babette still need to hear the advice from someone with more experience in medicine and‚ most importantly‚ someone with more authority before they
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Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature is considered to be the most prestigious literature prize throughout the world and is awarded since 1901. According to Alfred Nobel’s will‚ it is granted annually to an author from any country who has produced‚ "the most outstanding work in an ideal direction in the field of literature ". The Swedish Academy decides who will receive the prize in any given year. The procedure lasts for a year. At first‚ the members of the Nobel Committee
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In both Brave New World‚ by Aldous Huxley and White Noise‚ by Don DeLillo a character tries to change the forces that govern his world‚ but inevitably fails. This struggle is seen in Helmholtz Watson’s character in Brave New World and Jack Gladney’s character in White Noise. Each character is put in a position where he must decide whether he should remain loyal to his world and its governing powers or be true to himself and the life he wants to lead. Both characters choose to be loyal to themselves
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self-confidence It is natural for people to fret over a variety of things in life which may invoke fear. Fear is an uncomfortable emotion which causes people to worry that something painful‚ dangerous‚ or uncomfortable will occur to them. In White Noise‚ Don DeLillo
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