White Noise
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29  Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32  Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40
Themes
All Themes Fear, Death, and Control Uncertainty and Authority Consumer Culture and Identity Plots and History
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Characters
All Characters Jack Gladney Babette Murray Jay Siskin Heinrich Willie Mink (Mr. Gray) Denise Wilder Winnie Richards SIMUVAC Technician Vernon Dickey Howard Dunlop Sister Hermann Marie Old Man Treadwell Bob Pardee Bee
Symbols
All Symbols The Supermarket Television Hitler
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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White Noise

by

Don DeLillo

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28
  • Chapter 29 
  • Chapter 30
  • Chapter 31
  • Chapter 32 
  • Chapter 33
  • Chapter 34
  • Chapter 35
  • Chapter 36
  • Chapter 37
  • Chapter 38
  • Chapter 39
  • Chapter 40
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Fear, Death, and Control Theme Icon
    Fear, Death, and Control
  • Uncertainty and Authority Theme Icon
    Uncertainty and Authority
  • Consumer Culture and Identity Theme Icon
    Consumer Culture and Identity
  • Plots and History Theme Icon
    Plots and History
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Jack Gladney
  • Babette
  • Murray Jay Siskin
  • Heinrich
  • Willie Mink (Mr. Gray)
  • Denise
  • Wilder
  • Winnie Richards
  • SIMUVAC Technician
  • Vernon Dickey
  • Howard Dunlop
  • Sister Hermann Marie
  • Old Man Treadwell
  • Bob Pardee
  • Bee
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Supermarket Symbol Icon
    The Supermarket
  • Television Symbol Icon
    Television
  • Hitler Symbol Icon
    Hitler
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Oxymorons
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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