... as he relives his moments of happiness. Perhaps Vonnegut is using this as a sort of motivation for people not to act atrociously. Before chapter one even begins, Vonnegut quotes the Christmas carol Away in a Manger. The cattle are lowing, The baby awakes. But the little Lord Jesus No crying He makes. Even before the reader is introduced to any ideas of passivity ... ...

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