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Can't help but notice how often during Jack's introspections that he is distracted by advertising. He hums jingles for ads to himself, when he looks as a sunset and watches light move between the mountains he thinks of three different brand names of gum. That's our American ideal, advertising that unconsciously burrows into our psyches, never freeing us from its grasp even at our most vulnerable.
— Jan 05, 2025 11:42PM
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The fast food parking lot scene. The way Jack's family enter this trancelike state of bliss as they scarf down food in a parking lot, not a single wasted movement as they devour and swap foods with each other. There's a lack of self-awareness and pure carnal sensation in this scene that only dies down as the meal comes to its end.
— Jan 06, 2025 12:00AM
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DeLillo's writes with level of dry with that's so charming, his portrayals of Americana are satirical to the point of sardonic, but are restrained enough that it reads more than just parody. He captures the idiosyncrasies of the 20th century American mixed family in a way that belies a lived experience in a rapidly changing society - bombarded on all sides by information, uncertainty, dreadful modernity.
— Jan 05, 2025 05:36PM
