Death is such a mysterious and frightful matter. In White Noise, the author, Don Delillo agrees that at some level, everyone fears death. This powerful fear can easily influence a person's behaviors and actions. The depiction of how a man can fear death can be found in the protagonist of the novel, Jack Gladney. In the conversation between Murray and Jack during their long stroll outside the college, DeLillo suggests his views on the issue of death. “Do you think death is premature?” Murray asks. “Every death is premature” Jack answers (pg.283). DeLillo tries to explain that man is afraid of his impending demise. Jack thinks that death at any age is premature. He believes that everybody has the same notion as he

Moreover, Murray asks, "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. 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 Willie Mink’s assassination can be originated from his rage for this man's underground relationship with his wife. The main point DeLillo is trying to interpret is Jack's desperate attempt in saving his own death from happening by causing another's.

does. This excerpt proves the conversation:

DeLillo cleverly clarifies his stance on the fear of death by constructing the character of Orest Mercator. Orest is shaped as the only character that is not only willing to face, but also challenge death, which is the complete opposite to all others. "He's (Orest) training to break the world endurance record for sitting in a cage full of poisonous snakes, for the Guinness Book of Record"(pg.182). Orest 's wish to have his name in the Guinness book is shattered because there are not enough snakes to break the record. Not only is there no record for him, he also got bitten by snakes. DeLillo manipulates Orest as a simile to exhibit that those who are not afraid and choose to challenge death will end up the same way as Orest, getting injured or killed for no reason. Orest is an example DeLillo uses to explain that an act of challenging the Grim Reaper is just foolish. No matter if a person is rich or poor, smart or dumb, he/she, sooner or later, is going to leave this wor!

This again proves how the fear of death may cause people to lose their common sense and conduct actions that are beyond belief.

Both Jack and his wife, Babette, are very afraid of dying. Their denial of this is very obvious in chapter 20 when they have a long discussion in bed. Both of them inform each other that it is their choice to die first, as if they are not afraid of death at all. [Babette] says: “[she] wants to die first because [she] would feel unbearably lonely and sad without [Jack], especially if the children were grown and living elsewhere” (pg.100). Jack also tells her more or less about the same thing. They argue about whose death is going to leave a bigger hole in the other's life. By doing this, they hope that their fear of death will vanish. They are trying t

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