Babette Gladney
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Babette Gladney is a central figure in Don DeLillo’s novel "White Noise," portrayed as the anxious, warm-hearted wife of protagonist Jack Gladney whose fear of death and secret use of an experimental drug drive much of the story’s emotional tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babette Gladney canonical | 6 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | White Noise ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
anxiety
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death ⓘ family life ⓘ fear of mortality ⓘ pharmaceutical culture ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
warm-hearted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| creator | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| drives | emotional tension in White Noise ⓘ |
| drugUseMotivation | to cope with fear of death ⓘ |
| familyName | Gladney ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | White Noise ⓘ |
| genre | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Babette ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
emotional center of the story ⓘ |
| notableFear | fear of death ⓘ |
| publicationOfFirstAppearance | 1985 ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | wife of the narrator ⓘ |
| setting | Midwestern college town ⓘ |
| spouse | Jack Gladney ⓘ |
| uses | Dylar ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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