Summary Of Cat's Cradle By Kurt Vonnegut
Cat’s cradle
By: Kurt Vonnegut
1. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a prolific and genre-bending American author. The novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). Vonnegut was a productive writer as well as a designer. His first short story, "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" appeared in February 11, 1950. His first novel was the novel Player Piano (1952), in which human workers have been largely replaced by machines. Through the 1960s, the form of his work changed, from the relatively orthodox structure of Cat's Cradle which in 1971 earned him a master's degree. Vonnegut's work as a graphic artist began with his illustrations for Slaughterhouse-Five and developed with Breakfast of Champions, which included numerous felt-tip pen illustrations, such as anal sphincters, and other less scatological images. Later in his career, he became more interested in artwork, particularly silk-screen …show more content…
In the book there is a scene where Felix's total ignorance, indifference, and "innocence" toward the moral responsibility that accompanied his nuclear weapons dragged this planet toward the end. The prisoner asked Felix's advice about the type of bomb that could destroy the world because Felix was one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. More interested in playing Cat's Cradle with a piece of string than thinking about the possible applications of his weapons research. Once the bomb had been created, Felix lost all interest in it. Clearly, Vonnegut does not equate innocence with harmlessness. In the book one can see that innocence such as that found in Felix can be incredibly destructive. All this changed my personal view point on environmental issues. Till now I had a belief that every frightful act in the environment was intentionally done but by this scenario described in the book, I now know that some dreadful acts are just mere “mistakes” and
By: Kurt Vonnegut
1. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a prolific and genre-bending American author. The novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). Vonnegut was a productive writer as well as a designer. His first short story, "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" appeared in February 11, 1950. His first novel was the novel Player Piano (1952), in which human workers have been largely replaced by machines. Through the 1960s, the form of his work changed, from the relatively orthodox structure of Cat's Cradle which in 1971 earned him a master's degree. Vonnegut's work as a graphic artist began with his illustrations for Slaughterhouse-Five and developed with Breakfast of Champions, which included numerous felt-tip pen illustrations, such as anal sphincters, and other less scatological images. Later in his career, he became more interested in artwork, particularly silk-screen …show more content…
In the book there is a scene where Felix's total ignorance, indifference, and "innocence" toward the moral responsibility that accompanied his nuclear weapons dragged this planet toward the end. The prisoner asked Felix's advice about the type of bomb that could destroy the world because Felix was one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. More interested in playing Cat's Cradle with a piece of string than thinking about the possible applications of his weapons research. Once the bomb had been created, Felix lost all interest in it. Clearly, Vonnegut does not equate innocence with harmlessness. In the book one can see that innocence such as that found in Felix can be incredibly destructive. All this changed my personal view point on environmental issues. Till now I had a belief that every frightful act in the environment was intentionally done but by this scenario described in the book, I now know that some dreadful acts are just mere “mistakes” and