... as the other sci-fi writers, and that probably makes the difference between his works and science fiction. I read and summarized three of his works: Cat's Cradle, Harrison Bergeron, and Slaughterhouse five. Through these stories Mr. Vonnegut argued through fate, the future, love, oppression and humanity. His descriptive writing style gives the reader a present sense impression of the story, and really ... makes you think. When you examine Cat's Cradle, Harrison Bergeron, and Slaughterhouse five you are given a good idea of Vonnegut a writer, because it provides a cross section of his id...

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... about this experience that Vonnegut wrote his most famous novel. The Swain twins took a terrible situation, and turned it into something productive. Vonnegut did the same thing when he wrote Slaughterhouse-Five. He took a situation that could have caused his ruin and turned it into a profitable novel. This was the novel that first established Kurt Vonnegut as an author of literary ... ...

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... the one Vonnegut conjures. The theme of dehumanization is not uncommon for Vonnegut, being commonplace in almost every one of his books, from Player Piano to Sirens of Titan to Slaughterhouse Five. In fact, what led me to include the idea that these absolute narrow-minded values are the result of bad intentions (angry and envious people looking for retribution) is ... ...

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