Critique of Capitalism in Don Delillo’s Cosmopolis
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2012-12
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Faculty of Art English
Abstract
Don Delillo’s Cosmopolis explores the dialectics of late capitalism and brings
out the evils and vices of capitalistic world in the life of human beings. In the novel
Cosmopolis, the protagonist becomes the victim of Laissez-faire capitalism and he
meets the catastrophic disaster due to his rationalistic as well as totalitarian
philosophy. His material obsession is the cause of his down fall and tragic end. So the
project aims to show the evil sides of capitalism of culture industry and proves that
material gratification in the contemporary world in the age of capitalism leads towards
catastrophic consequences. This research analyses the rationalistic philosophy in
Packer psyche and suggests the need of humanitarian thinking for happy life. Don
Delillo’s protagonist Eric Packer faces the tragic end because of his material
gratification and rationalistic philosophy.
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capitalism, post-modern novel, catastrophic disaster, material gratification and rationalistic philosophy