... ironical (Vonnegut often uses very dark humor), funny, compassionate and extremely wise. They mostly have a very poor plot (or none at all) and the emphasis is put onto the rather comic and pathetic characters. Kurt Vonnegut also very often uses science fiction and comic book formulas (quick action, short dialogues etc.), which usually puts his books onto bookstore shelves marked "sci-fi". Vonnegut ... thrust of Cat's Cradle seems to be toward the idea of fate. As a writer, he has been in charge of determining the fates for literally thousands of characters, and seems to have the idea in...

• Word Count: 750
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School