Due to his exposure to the radiation, Jack has to face his fear of death. This event also causes magnificent, legendary sunsets that Jack describes with incredible romantic language. Jack says, “The edge of the earth trembled in a darkish haze. Upon it lay the sun, going down like a ship in a burning sea. Another postmodern sunset, rich in romantic imagery” (DeLillo 227). Although the sunset is beautiful, Jack admits that there is no point in fully describing it, because its ambiguity is so immense, it loses a sense of significance. Because Jack cannot fully appreciate the beauty of the sunset, he cannot completely understand the complexity of death. If the toxic event represents the fear of death, the sunsets represent a sort of great overcoming of the fear of death. Jack is able to come to terms with his own mortality, and the sunsets serve as a beautiful manifestation of unity between all the people in the town who all must face their own mortality in
Due to his exposure to the radiation, Jack has to face his fear of death. This event also causes magnificent, legendary sunsets that Jack describes with incredible romantic language. Jack says, “The edge of the earth trembled in a darkish haze. Upon it lay the sun, going down like a ship in a burning sea. Another postmodern sunset, rich in romantic imagery” (DeLillo 227). Although the sunset is beautiful, Jack admits that there is no point in fully describing it, because its ambiguity is so immense, it loses a sense of significance. Because Jack cannot fully appreciate the beauty of the sunset, he cannot completely understand the complexity of death. If the toxic event represents the fear of death, the sunsets represent a sort of great overcoming of the fear of death. Jack is able to come to terms with his own mortality, and the sunsets serve as a beautiful manifestation of unity between all the people in the town who all must face their own mortality in