2bro2b Kurt Vonnegut Analysis

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People make assumptions based on what they see or hear which leads to conclusions that might not be true. These conclusions often make things seem more perfect than they really are. Kurt Vonnegut shows that perfection on the surface isn’t always true, and it can be hard to make sense of that. In the story “2BRO2B” Kurt Vonnegut develops the theme that surface perfection isn’t always real through the elements external conflict and setting.
Vonnegut uses setting to display surface perfection through the painting and the utopia. In the beginning of the story, Kurt makes the audience think that this world is perfect and flaws don't exist. As the story develops, Vonnegut goes on to say that, "There were no prisons, no slums, no insane asylums,

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