... the same national fraternity as I am here at Mizzou. Bearing this in mind I decided to roll the dice and take a chance on Cat's Cradle, by "Fraternity Brother" Kurt Vonnegut. Cat's Cradle is an extremely interesting book, both in content and physical nature. The first thing I noticed about it was ... . After the first 80 pages or so, the author's focus shifts from a book about Dr. Hoenikker to Bokononism and it's teachings. Several chapter's quote the books of Bokonon, and throughout the novel there are several references to biblical themes, such John wanting to take a flag to the top of...

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• Grade Level: High School

... relayed in conversation rather than written form. The book begins with an unknown narrator explaining what we're about to read. I reread the first chapter after finishing the book, and it's somewhat clearer now that it's a jumbled autobiographic account of Vonnegut's time spent in Germany during WWII ... he went through write this book. Normally, this would be recorded in a book's foreward, but Vonnegut doesn't appear to do anything normal. Chapter 1 states many times we're about to read a book about Dresden; however, there is one clue that something is amiss when Vonnegut speaks of ......

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... relayed in conversation rather than written form. The book begins with an unknown narrator explaining what we're about to read. I reread the first chapter after finishing the book, and it's somewhat clearer now that it's a jumbled autobiographic account of Vonnegut's time spent in Germany during WWII ... he went through write this book. Normally, this would be recorded in a book's foreward, but Vonnegut doesn't appear to do anything normal. Chapter 1 states many times we're about to read a book about Dresden; however, there is one clue that something is amiss when Vonnegut speaks of ......

• Word Count: 1646
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... in conversation rather than written form. The book begins with an unknown narrator explaining what we're about to read. I reread the first chapter after finishing the book, and it's somewhat clearer now that it's a jumbled autobiographic account of Vonnegut's time spent in Germany during WWII ... process he went through write this book. Normally, this would be recorded in a book's foreward, but Vonnegut doesn't appear to do anything normal. Chapter 1 states many times we're about to read a book about Dresden; however, there is one clue that something is amiss when Vonnegut speaks of .....

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the latter, it fits into the strange, delusional mental state of Billy Pilgrim after experiencing the terror of war. When Billy is abducted by the Tralfamadorians, he is taught the principles of time as the Trafalmadorians see it. They believe that all points in time exist simultaneously, ... world that he is able to cope with the horrors he faced in combat. Minor characters in Slaughterhouse Five also demonstrate being psychologically effected by the rigors of war as well. One of Billy's travelling companions after the Battle of the Bulge is the egotistic, anti-tank gunner ... chara...

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• Grade Level: High School

... war. They visit Dresden together after the war. Mary O'Hare - Bernard's wife. She is a strong willed woman, totally against war. She believes that books and movies about war only promotes the glorification of war. She understands that the majority of the soldiers are only children, from her point of view. She ... over and over. III. Point Of View This novel is told in a 3rd person omniscient point of view throughout most of the story. In the first chapter, Vonnegut is the narrator and tells the story through a 1st person point of view. IV. Setting This time setting is between 1945 and 1...

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• Grade Level: High School

... World War II, Billy's time spent as a prisoner of war in Germany, and on the planet Tralfamadore (where Billy was taken after being abducted by aliens, or "Tralfamadorians"). Vonnegut uses these two separate, and very different, settings to get his point across. Generally, when a person hears "aliens" ... most powerful and intoxicating anti-war message. "He came slightly unstuck in time, saw the late movie backwards, then forwards again .Seen backwards by Billy, the story went like this: American planes, full of holes and wounded men and corpses took off backwards from an airfield in En...

• Word Count: 1507
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School