DON DELILLO'S WHITE NOISE: A DECONSTRUCTIVE READING

This study traces Derrida's notion of Deconstruction in White Noise by Don Delillo. The researcher tries to discover the new layers of meaning in the texts by applying the concepts of Deconstruction. Postmodern stories do not have just one theme that can be perceived with the first reading. The researcher uses the idea of Derrida that language is not stable, and slipperiness of the language can cause plurality of meaning. The researcher demonstrates the binary oppositions in the texts and determines the hierarchical position of each pair which is understood at first reading; then the hierarchical position of each pair is being inverted with the help of deconstructive reading and the playfulness of language. Différance, Metaphysics of presence, and Undecidability are Derridean concepts that the researcher applies to the novel to show the plurality of meaning in the text. InWhite Noise, as the researcher states, the main theme which is understood at first reading is ' fear of death’; but by deconstructing the text, the novel follows the idea that the death is not fearful, rather it is something sacred. It is explained throughout the research that according to the Derridean notion of Deconstruction postmodern literature enjoys plurality of meaning.