Tracing Identity, Fear and Trauma in Don DeLillo’s Falling Man | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

In the inception of the 21st century, the world witnesses the 911 that has affected everything. The literary representation of the 911 cover a wide range of its issues narratives of trauma, fear and phobia. The genre of post-911 fiction touches the primary theme of fear and trauma as the issues of identity emerged in the period. DeLillo’s Falling Man(2007) is one of the literary representations of post-911 trauma fiction. DeLillo’s Falling Man reveals the American psyche that has developed after the 911 with full of trauma and fear. This paper aims to analyze Don DeLillo’s Falling Man in the context of fear and trauma. The paper also attempts to examine the oriental discourse of DeLillo’s Falling Man. The paper also tries to investigate how does an identity response the 911 and how does it cause the fear and trauma in the novel?