: 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 a life full of tangibility while acquiring little factual knowledge. He hopes that throwing himself into his Hitler Studies will give him a contented understanding of his existence. The two important revelations of the discovery of Dylar and the knowledge that his death is truly em ....