I'm writing an essay about Don DiLillo's novel White Noise, and would like to explore Murray Jay Siskand's fascination with death. The particular word I'm looking for means "death-centric", to fit in the topic sentence
"Furthermore, the consumerist society that envelops Siskind results in his <word goes here> viewpoint of his surroundings."
Failing that, is there a way to rework this sentence as to allow for an elegant focus on his death-centric viewpoint?
Best Answer
The combining form thanat- (or thanato-), meaning death, with the combining form -centric, gives you thanatocentric -- literally, centered on death.