Term Papers on Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut

“Kurt Vonnegut is a masterly stylist, much in the way Count Basie is a masterly stylist.” Throughout Kurt Vonnegut’s novel writing career, he has proven himself to literary critics as a masterly stylist, whose themes are well developed and whose diction always fits the context (Reed 2:238).

Kurt Vonnegut is acknowledged as a major voice in American Literature and applauded for his pungent satirical depictions of modern society.  Emphasizing the comic absurdity of the human condition, he frequently depicts characters who search for meaning and order in an inherently meaningless and disorderly Universe (Vonnegut, DISC).

Many critics acclaim his work Cat’s Cradle as “challenging the status quo” by poking at human weakness.  The weaknesses of the characters in this novel are so pronounced that they cause the downfall of humanity and the destruction of life on Earth  (Bryant 2:465).
In Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut develops several “anti-humanity” themes based on “arbitrary imposition in a meaningless reality” (McGinnis 8:520).  Throughout the novel of Cat’s Cradle, Vonnegut uses a fictitious religion to portray his message of the impending doom of mankind.  The religion based on lies, called Bokononism, is invented by Bokonon on the Caribbean island of San Lorenzo.  In the novel, the religion is used to give the impoverished citizens of San Lorenzo something to make their lives seem more important.  To further the cause, Bokonon conspires with the Island’s leader to outlaw Bokononism and make Bokonon a fugitive, both to make himself a martyr and to give the religion more meaning (Burgman). Kurt Vonnegut’s knack for “out-thinking science” and “comic buoyancy” permeate Cat’s Cradle in his humorous depictions of Bokononism (Giddens 40: 472).  The novel has various quotes from the “Books of Bokonon”, Bokononism’s bible, that add to the overa...

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