Keith Neudecker

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Keith Neudecker is the traumatized World Trade Center survivor whose fragmented post-9/11 life and relationships form the emotional core of Don DeLillo’s novel "Falling Man."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Falling Man
appearsInGenre literary fiction
post-9/11 fiction
associatedWith New York after 9/11
World Trade Center
terrorism
centralThemeOf alienation
family disintegration
post-9/11 identity
trauma and recovery
creator Don DeLillo
experiences memory fragmentation
post-traumatic stress
hasChild Justin
hasMotif physical scars
poker playing
returning to the scene of trauma
hasTrait disoriented
emotionally detached
introverted
traumatized
languageOfWork English
livesIn New York City
narrativeRole focal character
point-of-view character
nationality American
occupation lawyer
presentAt World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
protagonistOf Falling Man
publisherOfWork Scribner Books
surface form: Scribner
relationshipWith Florence Givens
Lianne
Nina
setIn Manhattan
post-9/11 United States
spouse Lianne
survivorOf September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
surface form: World Trade Center attacks
themeEmbodied difficulty of intimacy after trauma
disconnection from everyday life
survivor guilt
yearOfWorkPublication 2007

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Falling Man hasMainCharacter Keith Neudecker
Lianne hasSpouse Keith Neudecker
Lianne reconcilesWith Keith Neudecker
Hammad appearsAlongsideCharacter Keith Neudecker