One part of White Noise that I thoroughly enjoyed was the idea presented by Jack that all plots move deathward. This, combined with the Jack and Babette’s notion that death might be nothing more than perpetual white noise, presents an interesting paradox. While plots may move deathward, Jack and Babette’s unceasing fear of death is… Continue reading Death avoided leads to life voided.
Tag: White Noise
It’s loud, individual conversations cannot be discerned, and this post is way too long.
The first thing that hits me is the shrieking. Thinking back to when I was a child, yes, I remember that shrieking was somehow an integral part of play. As an adult it simply makes me cringe. The sound seems to bypass the auditory organs and perform a direct sonic assault to my brain. The… Continue reading It’s loud, individual conversations cannot be discerned, and this post is way too long.
Binary Codes: The Symphony of My World
The past year has seen an explosion of construction on our campus, which seems to carry a message of new beginnings and reinvention in itself, but is more the context for my post this week. The new Engineering Building has become a second home for me in this my final year of undergraduate study, its… Continue reading Binary Codes: The Symphony of My World
Codes and Messages
Spaces resonate with “psychic data” in White Noise. As Murray tells Jack, “Everything is concealed in symbolism, hidden by veils of mystery and layers of cultural material” (37). The psychic data is everywhere, but is it intelligible? In the midst of a busy supermarket, Jack Gladney imagines that there exists “over it all, or under… Continue reading Codes and Messages