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“White Noise” in White Noise
White Noise is a very original book that brings up several contradictions in and of itself, and also suggests some things about modern (or post-modern, whatever) life in the suburbs. But what exactly is the “white noise” of the story … Continue reading
Didn’t see that coming…Why save the Minkster?
The near conclusion of chapter 39 in White Noise was the perfect climax to a book about average life in the suburbs…not really. Jack finds out where this Willie Mink guy lives and goes to kill him, and it’s noted … Continue reading
Life Through Hitler, Jack’s Immortality Exposed
Today in class we discussed the idea that the characters of White Noise use the “crowd effect” to feel less alone, and hence, more alive. Specifically we focused upon when Jack’s family goes to the Boy Scout Camp and didn’t … Continue reading
Utopian Experimentation, Or Simply Imitation?
After identifying video games such as WOW as having left the “unknown unknowns…to the known unknowns, and perhaps simply to the known,” Galloway plays with the idea that this “play” itself within the diegetic and nondiegetic features of WOW is … Continue reading
