... is speckled with gripping passages like these that give a form of fantastic entertainment to those who read them. In a similar manner Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle provides entertainment to the reader. One can see that irony is the platform that brings about entertainment in Vonnegut's tale. After Papa Monzano's death due to ice-nine, Frank, Newt, and Angela plan on burning his body to destroy ... the deadly isotope. However, they take a break to watch the ceremony for the Hundred Martyrs of Democracy celebration, when a plane hits the castle where Monzano's corpse is and subsequently falls i...

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