Category: Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonneguts interpretations of religion throughout his book talks about his way of what the right practice of religion might be, as expressed in Cats Cradle, the primary source of religion is bokononism. The novel takes place in a fictitious island called San Lorenzo, the inhabitants there foresee the faith if bokononism as their only…

In the novel, Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut to emphasize the horrific effects war can have on the health of a person internally and externally. When going through tough times Billy Pilgrim in the novel demonstrates these characteristics on how he has been affected mentally from the war. War can affect the mental state of an…

Throughout the novel Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut uses the phrase so it goes. At times used tragically, at other times absurdly, this phrase, repeated more than 100 times, comes to represent the occurrence of death in the novel. As the phrase follows every mention of death, it conveys a sense of fatalism during wartime. The…

In Kurt Vonneguts Slaughterhouse-Five, we see how the use of motifs is used to demonstrate the devastating effect that the war has. It is revealed throughout the novel using the motifs so it goes, poo-tee-weet, and mustard gas and roses. From early on in the novel all the way to the end, so it goes…

Introduction to Tralfamadorian Philosophy Philosophy of life is an informal concept that varies in meaning among differing societies as well as the individuals within them. In Kurt Vonneguts Slaughterhouse Five, fictional World War II soldier Billy Pilgrim is allegedly abducted by aliens and taken to the planet Tralfamadore where he subsequently learns about Tralfamadorian life…

The finest example of satirical literature and science fiction, was written 1969 by Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five. The book becomes Vonneguts way to release traumatic experiences during World War II and protest against it. He subtitles the book The Childrens Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, to demonstrate many of the soldiers inexperience and little knowledge…

In 2 B R O 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut, the writer presents a technology fiction tale that informs us things that people feared at that time it was created: overpopulation, battle, plague, and poverty. Then provides a darkish solution to resolve these problems. Furthermore, his sad history affected just how he views the world…

After the second World War, America solidified and extended its spot as a world superpower. Industry was booming come up, modern political reforms started to take place, and technology was skyrocketing. Everything was on the up. However, estimates range that 50 million – 80 million people died in the war. How could so many losses…

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. gave us a glance in Harrison Bergeron of the United States in the year 2081. The United States had become a dystopian nation, where everyone was considered equal before God and the law. The citizens were physically altered, so all of them have the same ability and strength. They are required to…

There are many reasons as to why it is possible that Kurt Vonnegut’s intention in the novel Slaughterhouse Five was to portray Billy Pilgrim as a Christ-like figure even though we will never truly know. Vonnegut uses many literary devices to make the reader question Billys purpose. The first instance of Vonnegut representing Billy as…