Don DeLillo's novel Falling Man is
the story of one man's journey after he survived the terrorist attacks in New York City
on September 11, 2001. Keith was in one of the towers when it was hit by an airplane but
managed to get out before it collapsed. This is obviously a traumatic event which is
likely to impact him for the rest of his life. Your question asks how he changes after
the incident, and here are a few specific examples of change in
Keith:
- He was living in his own apartment,
separated from his wife, before the attack; afterward, he goes straight to his former
home and from then on lives with Lianne and his son
Justin. - He was not a particularly good husband before the
attacks, often angry and combative; after the attack he knows he must work on not being
so angry and goes to the gym to do that. - He was an
"office guy" when the towers were hit; after the attacks, he tries to do that again but
finally settles into a career on the road playing poker for a
living.
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