小说《白噪音》的消费文化评析

On the Consumer Culture in White Noise

在消费主义社会中,大众传媒牵制着人们的思想,商品的积累让人们产生富足感、节俭已不再是美德、社会鼓励人们消费、污染事件随处可见、繁荣和暴力并驾齐驱、暴力现象层出不穷。美国作家唐·德里罗的小说《白噪音》在描绘消费主义社会的负面影响,展现了消费主义社会中的浪费倾向,环境污染问题和暴力现象等重大问题,向读者展示了后现代人的生存危机。

In the consumerism society,controls people＇s thought freely; the accumulation of merchandise gives people a sense of abundance; thrift is no longer a virtue; the society encourages people to consume; pollution incidents can be seen everywhere; prosperity coexists with violence; violence emerges in endlessly. American author Don Delillo＇s novel White Noise reveals all kinds of problems mentioned above,and analyzes the causes of these problems. From the negative influence of consumerism society,the author analyzes the causes of consumerism culture＇s negative impact to people＇s life and reveals the living crisis of postmodern people. They are as follows： waste problem in the consumerism society,consumerism society and the environment pollution,violence in the consumerism society.