THE POSTMODERN WORLD IN DON DELILLO'S WHITE NOISE

This article explores the postmodern world as depicted in Don DeLillo’s seminal novel White Noise, focusing on themes such as media saturation, consumerism, fear of death, and the fragmentation of identity. Through a close textual analysis, the article highlights how DeLillo constructs a narrative that embodies the disintegration of meaning in a technologically driven society. By applying postmodernist theories from scholars such as Jean Baudrillard and Fredric Jameson, this study reveals how White Noise serves as a critique of contemporary life in late capitalist America. The work contributes to the broader discourse on postmodern literature by emphasizing how fiction can reflect and deconstruct social realities. Key words: Don DeLillo, “White Noise”, postmodernism, media, consumerism, death, simulation, identity