Author Archives: kyledennen
Knowledge in Media
“What good is knowledge if it just floats in the air? It goes from computer to computer. It changes and grows every second of every day. But nobody actually knows anything?” (White Noise ch. 21) In the novel White Noise … Continue reading
The Role of Vernon Dickey
In chapter 33 of White Noise, Don DeLillo introduces Babette’s father, Vernon Dickey. Unlike Jack and Babette, Vernon enjoys his oncoming doom, “Babette worried less about his condition than about the fact that he took such sardonic pleasure in his … Continue reading
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Tagged Don DeLillo, Jack Gladney, Vernon Dickey, White Noise
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The Role of Media Within the Airborne Toxic Event vs Children of Men
In White Noise by Don DeLillo the airborne toxic event is a disaster brought on by irresponsibility. The infertility problem in Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón, on the other hand, represents a disaster which was not the fault … Continue reading
The Judge
“The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task … Continue reading
