AFTER THE 11^TH OF SEPTEMBER: RELIGIOUS IN DON DELILLO’S NOVEL “FALLING MAN”

Abstract

This article analyzes the religious symbolism of Don DeLillo’s novel “Falling Man”, examines the nature of the image of the character Lianne and her way out of the crisis after the 11^th of September. Due to the consideration of the semantics of the circle in the novel and its influence on the text structure a new interpretation of the novel’s finale, of the characters Keith, Falling Man and Hammad is given. The conclusion is made about the transformation of the author’s views on the possibility of human existence in the modern space of hyperreality after the 11^th of September.

References

1. Делилло Д. Падающий / пер. с англ. С. Силаковой // Иностранная литература. 2010. № 4. С. 3-180.
2. Dewey J. Beyond Grief and Nothing: A Reading of Don DeLillo. South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 2006. 172 p.

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• Published: December 1, 2016.

Keywords

• религиозный символ
• кризис
• семантика круга
• гиперреальность
• потерянность
• осмысление
• Д. Делилло
• образ
• финал
• проблематика
• травма
• 11 сентября
• religious symbol
• crisis
• semantics of circle
• hyperreality
• revery
• comprehension
• D. DeLillo
• image
• finale
• problematics
• trauma
• the 11 of September

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