Don Delillo's White Noise: a Place- Based Ecological Study | ||
| مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم | ||
| Article 34, Volume 12, العدد 1 (اللغويات) - Serial Number 2, January 2020, Pages 1393-1427 PDF (416.29 K) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jfafu.2021.110799.1669 | ||
| Author | ||
| منال أنور فتحي أحمد بعيزق* | ||
| جامعة الفيوم - کلية الآداب قسم اللغة الإنجليزية | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The concept of place has become a basic concern in almost all works that handle an ecological issue. The purpose of this paper is to examine Don Delillo's White Noise from a place-based perspective. The study is a critical analysis of the major places of the novel. It proves that in this post- modern society the stereotypes of home as a safe, comfortable place and the supermarket as a place for purchasing some daily needs are converted. The novel depicts the family of Jack Gladney, a college professor, who live in a modern town, Blacksmith. However, a great part of the novel traces an accident of a train loaded with tanks of a poisonous gas causing a black poisonous cloud. This dangerous cloud sharply affects the behavior of people so that they become obsessed with the fear of death. Among the major places chosen for study are: the house, the state of being placeless, the camp, the school, the insane asylum, the place of medical examination, a hotel room, and the supermarket. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| eco-criticism; eco-justice; ecocide; sense of place; Don Delillo | ||
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