The dilemma of the postmodern technological advance in contemporary don Delillo's novel the white noise

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This study examines the impact of postmodernism and technology on social life in The White Noise by Don Delillo.

In this story, Don Delillo depicts the chaos of modern life in three different ways utilizing current technology.

The first method is television as an informational and entertaining medium.

The second is through the poisonous incident, while the third is through Dylar's experience and its harmful effects.

He illustrates this through the environment of Jack's family and its impact on the lives and thinking of the elderly and society as a whole.

He demonstrates that technology is not guiding mankind to safety, but rather to its demise.

In his work The White Noise, he illustrates the influence of technology on the lives of the main characters.

In addition, this research examined Don Delillo's 1984 novel White Noise through the lens of Marshall McLuhan's media studies and the contribution of postmodern philosophy.

There will be a contrast between the notions of modernism and those of the realm of literacy.

Similarly, the postmodern mindset will be compared to the modern man's environment.

After explicating this theoretical framework, the paper moves on to an analysis of Don Delillo's novel "White Noise.