... with the text). This juxtaposition shows how carefully we serve up an animal for our own consumption, but how soullessly and unceremoniously we discard humans. Vonnegut focuses on the death of a nation and its dream, a similar theme to that of another celebrated American author - Joseph Heller. Heller tells the story of the dissolution of a generation; those who not only risked their lives in World War Two ... generation that is now all but extinct. Closing Time, however, has its own unique style. Although chaotic at heart, Closing Time communicates the same themes through Heller's trad...

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