... in valuing man's existence. In "The Foster Portfolio," Vonnegut uses the main character, Herbert Foster, to argue that money isn't everything as Foster does not value money. He notes, Foster "hadn't had a new suit in three years; he had never owned more than one pair of shoes at a time. He worried about payments on his secondhand car, and ... poking fun at it at the same time. Interestingly, the very topic of money is a serious one and often considered impolite when discussed. Perhaps the use of humor then is a smart way to approach the topic, putting the reader in a more comfortable st...

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