CRITIQUE: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, June 22nd, 1994
In keeping with the tradition of the Twayne series, Keesey's study of Don DeLillo provides the reader with a solid and clear interpretation of DeLillo's major works. Keesey's approach to DeLillo rightly emphasizes the themes of consumerism, media culture, and language. For Keesey, the key to understanding DeLillo's interpretation of contemporary culture is the media: "The media we had trusted to convey the truth seems only to interfere with our understanding of events, introducing levels of distortion between us and what really happened" (4). Each chapter of Keesey's book is devoted to a singl...
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