Mediascape In Valparaiso By Don Delillo

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In the play “Valparaiso”, written by Don DeLillo, many mediascapes are used to tell the story of what happened to Michael Majeski. Although there are different sources of media that emerge throughout the play the primary mediascape used are interviews. These interviews are often a mix of public versus private information which becomes indistinguishable in the very questions Michael would be asked to answer. This dynamic is often used to perpetuate a bigger story than there really is in order to get an audience’s attention. With his life being recorded in a documentary, he wouldn't be able to have his life private any longer, thus shedding a barrier between him and his audience. Every emotion, task and thought would be in the public eye, therefore