Consequences Of Art In Kurt Vonnegut's Mother Night

Sometimes underestimated
Art is a component of our daily lives and we are so used to it that we rarely take the time to think about how common its presence has become. It can nonetheless be somewhat dangerous, as shown in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Mother Night, since it is used to manipulate people and has serious consequences. This is expressed through the impact that art has on people’s minds, the fact that it is a somewhat destructive passion and the fact that it has tangible consequences.
First off, art can be dangerous because it can easily manipulate people and make them believe pretty much anything by planting doubt and creating images. This idea is present from the very beginning of the novel in the editor’s note. There, it is clearly states that Howard J.
When Borodovskov, the one who took credit for Campbell’s work, ran out of material to use, he decided to write a satire on the Red Army and was executed because of it. We can see that the fact that art can change people’s opinions by presenting another way to view thing and opening their eyes shows that it has psychological effects. These are so feared by dictators that they are willing to assassinate the people that dare to try to change things by using art, something people view as innocent and therefore people are not wary of. Furthermore, young Resi Noth in Vonnegut’s novel falls in love with the protagonist after studying his work. When her identity as a Russian spy is uncovered and that the Americans arrest her, she is willing to commit suicide for this love that was nurtured by Campbell’s art. Finally, at the end of the novel, the main character is determined to commit suicide. The fact that he has previously confessed to “admire form” (Vonnegut, 185) could imply that he is putting up the most vivid of the plays he wrote to instill guilt into the heart of the entire world and especially into the Americans’