In the novel White Noise by Don DeLillo, Jack Gladney tries to believe that he knows his wife Babette. He tries to disguise his true self to gain strength through his false identity. He tries to control Babette's thoughts by telling her that she should behave in a particular way because he is slowly losing control and fighting for who is most afraid of death. Jack constantly tries to face his fears of death, but discovers that his wife has similar fears. He tries to gain power over his death by attempting to kill someone. Jack wants to be afraid of death but at the same time he doesn't want to fear his fear. Through his attempted murder trial he finds himself and accepts the reality which makes him find a way to avoid his fear. Throughout the novel, many characters shape Jack's personality and the way he experiences his fear. In the novel, Jack's identity crisis begins when he changes his name to JAK Gladney. He felt that if he changed his name as a chancellor advised him, he would be taken seriously as Hitler's innovator. Jack didn't want to do it so he added an ex...