... a black humorist, fantasist, and satirist, a man disposed to deep and comic reflection on the human dilemma." (Bruce) These words are one of the most effective ways to describe Kurt Vonnegut, for he is a complex human being and so are his novels. Most of his novels focus on the dehumanization of the twentieth century American people. He emphasizes "common decency", which ... -line of Slaughterhouse Five. Upon his return to the U.S. Vonnegut received the Purple Heart and in 1950, at twenty-eight years of age, his first short story was published. From there he went on to write novels such...

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... as time has passed. Although the real controversy lies in its use for essays and assignments by students, its use in fiction is equally as important; specifically, the use of alternative discourse in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five. Slaughterhouse Five is by no means written in a traditional way. There are multiple aspects of Vonnegut's novel that would fall under the category of "alternative discourse." I think that "Time Magazine's" description ... of Vonnegut's writing style is most excellent when they say that "Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compo...

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... Destructiveness of War Slaughterhouse-Five was written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. in 1953. Whether the book is an antiwar novel or a science fiction novel is ambiguous, but after writing this book, Vonnegut insists that it was a failure. Failure it is not according to many critics. Rather than just writing an anti-war/science fiction novel, Vonnegut wrote a tale of the trials and ... from the complete and utter destruction of Dresden during World War II. In Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut develops the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim along with utilizing science fiction and satire to demonstrate the ...

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