While reading Part One of Don Delillo’s White Noise, my attention was drawn to the fact that Delillo focused a lot on giving the reader a good understanding about the characters and their relationships with each other. Therefore, as the reader, I focused more on the style of writing and the description and interaction of characters more than the actual plot. Delillo gave some of his characters an insight on life and the people …showed first 75 words of 273 total…

…showed last 75 words of 273 total…throughout part one. An example is Jack and his kids. The whole time, Jack is speculating and using his insight, trying to figure out his kids. Each of them is preoccupied in one form or another; whether it is health concerns, sciences, or another issue relating to modern information. I think Jack is trying to understand his kids and I think Delillo is using this as a method to help the reader understand the characters.