White Noise

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found in the protagonist of the novel, Jack Gladney. In the conversation between Murray and Jack in their long stroll outside the college, DeLillo suggests his views on the issue of death. "Do you think your death is premature?" Murray says. "Every death is premature" Jack answers (pg.283). Here, DeLillo is trying to explain that man is afraid that death will arrive too soon. Jack thinks that death at any age is premature and he argues that everybody alive believes in the same notion. This excerpt proves this. "Are you crazy? Of course. That's an elitist idea. Would you ask a man who bags groceries if he fears death not because it is death but because there are still some interesting groceries he would like to bag?" (pg.284). He is always apprehensive about death. He almost wishes that death does not exist at all because he believes "death is what makes life incomplete" (pg. 284). Jack comprehends that a majority of man will never choose to leave Earth because they are ...

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him is to gain life-credit. The more people you kill, the more credit you store up." (Pg.290) and his overwhelming fear of his death lead to Jack's actions in chapter 39 when he attempted murder on Willie Mink. Moreover, Murray questions, "Are you a killer or a dier, Jack?" (pg.292). Jack admits that he is a dier. Nevertheless, Jack hopes that he can be like "Hitler and his works" (pg.287). Jack wishes that he could use Hitler to grow strength in himself and perhaps become a killer so that he can escape death. Although a possible reason for this assassination can be originated from his rage from this man's underground relationship with his wife, the main point DeLillo is trying to ...

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