End zone is the title of don delillo s second novel published in 1972. In 1999, delillo was awarded the jerusalem prize, given to a writer whose work expresses the theme of freedom of the individual in society. Thomas leclair mfs modern fiction studies johns hopkins. Analysis and discussion of characters in don delillo s end zone. Among oddly afflicted and recognizable players, the terminologies of football and nuclear warthe language of end zonesbecome interchangeable, and their meaning deteriorates as the collegiate year runs its course. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. By purchasing this title, you may be eligible to receive an ebook credit toward. His works have covered subjects as diverse as television, nuclear war, sports, the complexities of language, performance art, the cold war, mathematics, the advent of the digital age, politics, economics, and global terrorism. March 22, 1972 a touchdown for don delillo by christopher lehmannhaupt. These things merely slow the progress of the human race. It is a lighthearted farce that preshadows much of his later, more mature work. The text i waves and radiation ii the airborne toxic event 21 iii dylarama ii contexts anthony decurtis from matters of fact and fiction adam begley from don delillo.
Through a close reading of the text and by recruiting theoretical perspectives from literary criticism, psychoanalysis and philosophy, i. Synopsis ostensibly, don delillo s blackly comic second novel, end zone, is about gary harkness, a football player and student at logos college, west texas. End zone is don delillo s second novel, published in 1972. Representation of symbolic battles in american football fiction. Several ironies surround delillo s absence from these and most other books on the contemporary american novel. Reviewing a don delillo novel even a sort of embryonic, proto delillo novel like end zone is a daunting task. Published by pocket books in see what your friends are reading end zone, delillo see more. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of end zone by don delillo. Don delillo end zone penguin books published by the penguin group penguin group usa inc. Society intervenes in this and with organization attempts. During an uncharacteristic winning season, the perplexed and distracted running back gary harkness has periodic fits of nuclear glee. Ostensibly, don delillo s blackly comic second novel, end zone, is about gary harkness, a football player and student at logos college, west texas. The story of an angstridden, warobsessed running back for logos college in west texas, end zone is a heady and hilarious conflation of cold war existentialism and the parodied parallelism of battlefieldsports rhetoric.
Read online, or download in secure epub format the second novel by don delillo, author of white noise winner of the national book award and zero k at logos college in west texas, huge young men, vacuumpacked into shoulder pads and. No novel nails the omnipresent violence of football better than end zone, don delillo s second novel, published in 1972. Observer jack gladney is the creator and chairman of hitler studies at the. The second novel by don delillo, author of white noise winner of the national book award and zero k at logos college in west texas, huge young men, vacuumpacked into shoulder pads and shiny helmets, play football with intense passion. The second novel by don delillo, author of white noise winner of the national book award and zero k at logos college in west texas. Diversity and multiplicity of themes in don delillos. Analysis of don delillos novels literary theory and. The art of fiction caryn james i never set out to write an apocalyptic novel don delillo from americana don delillo from end zone don delillo from players. Pdf epub don delillo, americas greatest living writer. Ostensibly, don delillos blackly comic second novel, end zone, is about gary harkness, a football player and student at logos college, west texas. They result in war and insanity, war and insanity, war and insanity.
It is as much about whats written within its pages about football, about life, about identity, about solipsism as it is about whats not said the threat of the cold war, the vietnam war, the institutional racism that was and remains hidden behind the facade of niceties because people. You know the kind of books that take 5 pages to describe a football game. During an uncharacteristic winning season, the perplexed and. End zone italian edition by don delillo in chm, fb2, rtf download ebook. Words, war, and meditation in don delillos end zone. I reshot it and tried all my wizarding macbook powers to get it to go away but it wasnt happening. Set at small logos college in west texas, end zone is narrated by gary harkness, a blocking back on the american football team during that schools first integrated season. I reject the christian god of love and money, although i don t reject love itself or money itself. This psychomythical his word abstraction is presumably about football but actually about speed speed is the last excitement left, the one thing we havent used up.
It is a lighthearted farce that foreshadows much of his later, more. End zone 9780140085686 by delillo, don and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Other novels include americana, end zone, and great jones street, all available from penguin. Logos means the word of god, or the principle of reason. A young man copes with college football and fears of nuclear war. What i offer here is a derridean analysis of a writer, don delillo, and a novel, end zone, that are unmentioned by thiher, caramello, and klinkowitz. Donald richard delillo born november 20, 1936 is an american novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter and essayist. Reviews of the end zone up to now concerning the book weve got end zone pdf suggestions end users have not still quit his or her article on the action, or otherwise not read it yet. The book seems like it would be about football, but it focuses just as much on nuclear war. End zone one of delillo s mythic characters, myna corbett, appears in end zone, the one novel that most of the authors critics agree is a brilliant piece. Whatever happens to me during any given year, these are the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading end zone.
This paper analyzes how don delillo uses his fictional novel, end zone, to examine the relationship between language, tradition, and the development of. She is big, carrying 165 pounds, which she refuses to shed because of her desire not to have the responsibility of being beautiful. Don delillo was awarded the 1999 jerusalem prize, recognizing a writer who addresses individual freedom in society. You may remember delillo s recent first novel americana which never succeeded in getting it to gether although then, as again now, he seems to have at his natural command a kind of articulate mobility one cannot help but admire. Penguin books ltd, 80 strand, london wc2r 0rl, england. Published in 1972, end zone is awardwinning american author don delillo s second. End zone by don delillo, mariette in ecstasy by ron hansen, and in the heart of the heart of the country by william gass. Diversity and multiplicity of themes in don delillos fiction. Characters discussed great characters in literature print print. This essay explores the similarities in how war and sports are depicted in don delillos. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. End zone isbn 9780140085686 pdf epub don delillo ebook. End zone is don delillos second novel, published in 1972.
End zone isbn 9780330524964 pdf epub don delillo ebook. It is a lighthearted farce that foreshadows much of his later, more mature work. Penguin group canada, 10 alcorn avenue, toronto, ontario, canada m4v 3b2 a division of pearson penguin canada inc. The second novel by don delillo, author of white noise winner of the national book award and zero. I really enjoyed the book because i love reading books that go into lots of detail. Myna, a student at logos college in west texas, is typical of delillo s female characters. This was the year in which i first became aware of my annual holy trinity of reading. Delillos end zone, john grishams bleachers and dan jenkins semitough. Don delillo s second novel end zone 1972, then, is garys first person account of a season of football at logos, but in addition to depictions of coaches, players, practices, and a climactic game, its about much more than football. End zone by delillo, don and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its grown into a fourteenbilliondollar, logosoaked commercial circus. During a season of unprecedented success, gary becomes increasingly fixated on the threat of nuclear war. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
In this triumphantly funny, deeply searching novel, don delillo explores the metaphor of football as war with rich, original zeal. End zone, don delillos second novel, isnt so much delillo primer as it is. Offering a timely and topical look at human beings obsession with conflict and confrontation, end zone is a clever, playful and, above all, funny novel, which confirms delillo s status as one of the great american writers of the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries, and reaffirms the unerring incisive accuracy of his portrayal of the modern world. Delillo world in end zone is the natural world of hobbes and not the peaceful world of rousseau.
Strangelove meets north dallas forty, solidified his place in the american literary landscape in the early 1970s. End zone study guide contains a biography of don delillo, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Skills dept of english shri guru granth sahib world university, fatehgarh sahib, punjab, india abstract it is a common twentiethcentury thought that we. Stripped to its basics, delillo s humanity is a violent competitive species with people enjoying the fight. For pure language he is one of my favorite writers, and has been ever since i.
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