Analysis Of Kurt Vonnegut's Writing Style

In Kurt Vonnegut’s article, he explains why you should examine your writing style with the idea of improving it. In order to do so, Vonnegut suggest the following seven step process: 1. Finding a subject that you care about, 2. Do not ramble, 3. Keeping it simple, 4. Having guts to cut your work, 5. Making it sound like yourself, 6. Saying what you mean to say, and 7. To pity the reader. When considering the subject upon which the writer will discuss Vonnegut suggest selecting a topic that not only you but also the other readers will care about as well; he explains that this “genuine caring will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.” The second step is obvious, yet many writers have a hard time not rambling on and getting to the point which is why keeping it simple is very important and also the third step in the process. …show more content…
The style in which you decide to write should be natural for writer and bound to echo; Vonnegut explains that regardless of what the writers first language is he/she should always treasure it because if it becomes part of their work it will make their writing that much more ‘delightful’ to read. Saying what you mean to say will not only get the writers point across but also stop them from rambling on. Vonnegut’s last step is to pity the reader because they require the writer to be “sympathetic and patient, and willing to simplify and clarify” their writing yet how the writer chooses to write is unlimited. If the writer follows these seven steps their writing will not only have style but also echo in the mind of the