Kurt Vonnegut’s Opinions Expressed in Player Piano, Cat’s Cradle, and

Kurt Vonneguts Opinions Expressed in Player Piano, Cats Cradle, and Slaughterhouse-Five Every so often, a person comes along and encompasses the meaning of a generation. This person will capture everything people want to say, and then give-and-take it so well that his or her name becomes legendary. The sixties was an era with umteen of these people, each with his or her own means of reaching the people. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., armed with a typewriter and a motive, was amongst those that defined the sixties. Like otherwise notable figures of the sixties, his strong opinions travel the people. Vonneguts opinions cover a wide range of topics and address virtually all aspects of society. He represented the flower children of the sixties, as he protested the Vietnam War. aft(prenominal) his horror of World War II, it is not surprising that Vonnegut opposed war. He also had a unique philosophy about pietism, as well. To him, religion is a term with a much broader implication t han just the constitution of the church. Vonnegut also compargons himself to dictators, as a servant of the people. Opinions such as these are not only found in the many revealing interviews, such as his interview with Playboy magazine. Kurt Vonnegut goes above and beyond many other writers, as he voices his opinions in the actual text of his novels, such as Player Piano, Cats Cradle, and Slaughterhouse-Five. Kurt Vonneguts history has shaped him into the advanced day writer that he is now. Kurt, Jr. was born to Kurt, Sr. and Edith Vonnegut on November 11, 1922. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kurt was the youngest child who was always fighting for attention. Being a youngest child was how he developed his rich and intelligent sense of humour (Ethridge 1-4 970). ... ...at http//www.sparknotes.com/lit/slaughter/. 2 Dec. 2001.McLaughlin, Frank. An Interview with Kurt Vonnegut. Media and Methods May 1973 38-41, 45-46.Merrill, Robert. Kurt Vonnegut as a German Americ an. The Vonnegut Chronicles. Westport Greenwood, 1996. 73-83.Schalt, Stanley. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Boston Twayne, 1976.Shenker, Israel. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Lights Comic Paths of Despair. New York times 21 Mar. 1969, sec 1, 41.Standlish, David. Playboy Interview. Playboy July 1973 57-60, 62, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 214, 216.Vonnegut, Kurt. Player Piano. New York Avon, 1968.Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five or the Childrens Crusade. New York Dell, 1969.Ward, Selena. Sparknotes for Cats Cradle for Kurt Vonnegut. Sparknotes. Online. Internet. Available at http//www.sparknotes.com/lit/catscradle/. 2 Dec 2001.