English Literature

DeLillo in his book, White Noise, discusses the neurotic fear of death in people. The author in his book has narrated the story of Jack Gladney who made his career as a professor of Hitler studies and his wife Babette who was addicted to a drug called Dylar. Jack and his wife Babette feared death more than anything in this world. An Airborne Toxic Event took place which caused Jack and his wife to evacuate their house and search for shelter. Jack got exposed to the toxic chemical and was forced to confront his death. 
White Noise has laid emphasis on the themes of whiteness and white noise putting light on the whiteness of death and latter being the symbol of modern life. It screens out the frustrating noise of modern civilization. The novel highlights the positive virtues of human violence. It speaks about the notion of simulations. DeLillo has emphasized throughout White Noise the reality that the media usually heeds little attention to what appear to them a small event but has major effects on peoples life which the author has observed through consumerist, technological ambiances of death which we build around us. 
Although I found his opinion on American society harsh and pessimistic as he discusses typical post modern ideas in great detail in his book which includes ambiguity of identity and racial differences in an ironical spin but few find it inspiring too.
DeLillo has an ability to describe the fundamental nature of American culture through humor and cleverness. White noise is basically about daily life and personal human relationship. Though this book was published in 1984 but the problems of society highlighted in this book appears true even today.