HYPERREALITY AND IDENTITY IN POSTMODERN LITERATURE: A CASE STUDY OF DON DELILLO’S WHITE NOISE
HYPERREALITY AND IDENTITY IN POSTMODERN LITERATURE: A CASE STUDY OF DON DELILLO’S WHITE NOISE

Summary/Abstract: In this research, the controversial relationship between hyper-realism and identity in post-modern literature is revealed by a deep dive into the depths of Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise. In the footsteps of Jean Boudriar's thought, the novel is transported into a scene where media and simulation weave artificial factual threads, in which identities, individually or collectively, form into worlds filled with false symbols and perceptions. Through the lens of criticism, DeLillo visualizes a media-led world, portraying lost figures in a space that lost its first purity, where identity resonates only with abysmal cultural and technological forces. Through the lens of analysis, the research follows the narrative and symbolic techniques created by DeLillo, in order to reveal before us the vision of the novel challenging the known reality, asking the ephemeral question: Is it true that it is in a simulated world? In conclusion, white noise manifests itself as a literary icon that captures the fluctuating consciousness of the post-modern era, and puts the cultural narratives formulated by the forces of media and technology into accountability, offering us a mirror in which we see new reflections on the essence of identity and the tales of modern man.

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