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: The Heat of Numbers in Our Daily Lives Numbers run our daily lives. It has become a fact in our society. In the case of by Don DeLillo this is shown to be true. Jack Gladney's fear of death has hidden itself within everyday life. Within the book Jack builds ....

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.... his mother's death. He states, "I realized weather was something I'd been looking for all my life. It brought me a sense of peace and security I'd never experience (55)." The weather is something that is universally tangible in the sense that one can feel its effects. Heinrich may disagree much like he did on page 24. Howard became more sociable because of the discussion of the weather. Jack's focus on Hitler also dwells on the idea of tangible objects. On page 63 he states that, "Some people put on a uniform and feel bigger, stronger, and safer. It's in this area that my obsessions dwell." One of the bigger points to my argument comes in cha ....