"In the dark the mind runs on like a devouring machine, the only thing awake in the universe."
— Delillo, Don (b. 1936)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Viking Penguin
Date
1985
Metaphor
"In the dark the mind runs on like a devouring machine, the only thing awake in the universe."
Metaphor in Context
In the dark the mind runs on like a devouring machine, the only thing awake in the universe. I tried to make out the walls, the dresser in the corner. It was the old defenseless feeling. Small, weak, deathbound, alone. Panic, the god of woods and wilderness, half goat. I moved my head to the right, remembering the clock-radio. I watched the numbers change, the progression of digital minutes, odd to even. They glowed green in the dark.
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Citation
Delillo, Don. White Noise (New York: Penguin, 1985).
Date of Entry
01/02/2011
