... "evil" purpose, because Kurt Vonnegut have state different ways that ice-nine was used to get what others *-(the children of Dr. Hoenikker) wanted. For Angela Hoenikker, she wants to use ice-nine to get her husband, (a technology worker), to marry her. For Newt Hoenikker he wants to use the formula ... Atomic Bomb but unfortunately Dr. Hoenikker has die a long time ago. So John has to get the information from his children who are Newt, Angela, and Frank. But unfortunately John didn't get any information from Frank since he have been disappear in the early part of the story and didn't ......

• Word Count: 1405
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... , collecting facts with which to put together a book about Dr. Felix Hoenikker, the father of the atomic bomb. Throughout the course of his research, John encounters Dr. Hoenikker's three children; Angela, his daughter, and sons Frank, a convict, and Newt, a midget . We learn that the children's mother died during the birth of Newt, and that ... Angela had to hold the family together. We also learn that Dr. Hoenikker was a very cold, uncompassionate person. In the midst of his research, John is assigned by a magazine to write ... ...

• Word Count: 1637
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... of the dangers in his surroundings. Beyond murder, another sensitive subject is rape. A novel can deal with this delicate subject with more empathy than something like the evening news. Maya Angelou discusses her personal experiences in her novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. While rape may not be a comfortable subject to discuss or examine, the problem is not alien to ... ...

• Word Count: 1254
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School