声明
Acknowledgments
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1.Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Don DeLillo and Cosmopolis
1.2 Literature review
1.3 Aims and structure of the thesis
2.Ethical Crisis in Cosmopolis
2.1 Individual ethical confusion
2.1.1 Alienation of ethical subjects
2.1.2 Loss of ethical identity
2.2 Social ethical disorder
2.2.1 Imbalanced social life
2.2.2 Collapse of realistic basis for social ethics
3.Postmodern Consumedsnl as Root of Ethical Crisis
3.1 Consumption of signs in postmodern society
3.1.1 From consumption of commodities to consumption of signs
3.1.2 Web of signs and reification of individuals
3.2 Symbolization of commodity and consumption
3.2.1 Social stratification defined by consumption choices
3.2.2 Solidified social classes and profound inequality
4.Media Culture and Its Manipulation
4.1 Media culture in postmodern society
4.1.1 Hyperreality and media spectacle
4.1.2 General manipulation of mass media
4.2 Negative effects of media culture
4.2.1 Relentless reinforcement of consumption
4.2.2 The crisis in loss of history
5.Conclusion
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