"It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention to use the whole picture, the whole culture"
- Don DeLillo
About this Quote
Don DeLillo's quote speaks to his need to produce a story that records the essence of American society. By entitling his very first novel "Americana," he is making a declaration that he plans to utilize the whole culture as his resource product. He is proclaiming his independence from the traditional conventions of literary works and embracing the variety of American culture. He wishes to create a novel that shows the intricacy of the American experience, from its background to its present. By doing so, he is testing the standard narrative and also producing something new and unique. He is likewise making a declaration that American culture is something to be commemorated and welcomed, not disregarded or dismissed. His quote is an effective tip of the relevance of welcoming the diversity of American culture and using it to produce something new and also meaningful.
This quote is written / told by Don DeLillo somewhere between November 20, 1936 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA.
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