... reading several works that this constant, rudimentary fixation on death or dying is an unequivocally American theme. In several of the pieces we have read over the course of this past semester, a fear of or preoccupation with death is clearly evident throughout the texts. In Don Delillo's book ... forefront of science and technology. Information about diseases, social warfare, and violent crimes is thrown at us from all angles, whether it be books, statistics or television. Constant news breaks remind us of the rising death toll and increase anxiety and awareness of a fate we will all .....

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... of societies lack of tolerance. This event was foreshadowed when Crooks, the stable buck tells Lenny that it is " Just like heaven. Ever"body wants a little piece of lan". I read plenty of books out here. Nobody ever gets to heaven and nobody gets any land " (Steinback 74) and also when Curly's wife says to Lennie " Baloney, I seen too many you guys " This ... drop " showing that is nothing but a useless void between one state of being (birth) and another (death). All of the writers cited above whose works have been lauded as great classic masterpieces have shown nihilism, which is inev...

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