Critique of Capitalism in Don Delillo’s Cosmopolis

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.