Analysis Of Stripped By Delillo

Register to read the introduction… Realness beneath the layers of cosmetic perception”. Here, DeLillo seems to be speaking passive aggressively to deliver a message to his wife that conveys that it could also happen to her, anyone to be exact. This could also be referencing the negative outcomes that accompany the desensitization of society. In the case of this sentence, it seems that the husband is instilling fear into his wife’s heart just to enjoy seeing her reaction. This somehow explains why people always have an undying love for horror/thriller movies; it allows them to live moments of fear. DeLillo also says, “It is very stripped” in the fifteenth sentence of the passage. “Stripped” is an interesting choice of word. In the context of the passage, it conveys that the death was not satisfying enough and lacking much detail. It is this detail that fuels today’s society. Since almost everyone is desensitized, more detail is always better and most of the times, too much detail is not enough detail. Moreover, the passage also includes, “The way the camera reacts to the gunshot a startle reaction that brings pity and terror into the frame”. The use of the word “pity” here is smart and can be confusing. It is confusing in that the reader may not be able to figure out who he/she should feel pity for and it is smart as pity adds to the disturbing effect thus making it less “stripped” as he previously states. The pity here is aimed towards the young girl who had to watch what took place. Moreover, the last two sentences read, “You don’t see the blood, which is probably trickling behind his ear and down the back of his neck. The way his head is twisted away from the door, the twist of the head gives you only a partial profile and it’s the wrong side, it’s not the side where he was hit” reinforces the fact that the author, husband, and the reader are all craving more detail and gore. Building upon that, …show more content…
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