A wise man once said, “The silhouette of an author is portrayed in every word, every sentence, and every story. Read carefully, and you shall discover more than just a tale.” Many pieces of literature are not written for just story. All stories contain a theme, or a message that is directed to the reader. Often, in times of War or Political strife, books are published in order to sway the opinions of the public in favor of their justification. Books such as A Tale of Two Cities or Slaughterhouse-Five are novels that hold strong moral themes in intention to inform and persuade their targeted audience. Both the A Tale of Two Cities and Slaughterhouse-Five hold similar archetypes, such as Death and Rebirth, but contain dissimilar opinions and themes on the topic of War and morals. A Tale of Two Cities was written by Charles Dickens, an author living
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The war occurred when he was just 16, and at the young age of 20, he was drafted into the war. Shortly after, he was sent to Germany, and then captured as a POW. Afterwards, he was transported to Dresden, and the infamous firebombing at Dresden occurred. Over 130,000 innocent civilians were killed by American Troops that day, after they had dropped explosives over the city whom’s fire could not be easily extinguished. Fortunately for Vonnegut, he had survived after hiding in a Slaughterhouse underground, hence the book name, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut’s writing was influenced heavily by his personal life, as he suffered many tragedies throughout the course of his life. This included a wealthy family, who fell victim to the Great Depression, an alcoholic and drug addicted father, having both his sister and her husband pass from cancer and an unfortunate train accident, and having his mother die of drug overdose while he was away at war. This lead to his unique dark humor and grim outlook on
The war occurred when he was just 16, and at the young age of 20, he was drafted into the war. Shortly after, he was sent to Germany, and then captured as a POW. Afterwards, he was transported to Dresden, and the infamous firebombing at Dresden occurred. Over 130,000 innocent civilians were killed by American Troops that day, after they had dropped explosives over the city whom’s fire could not be easily extinguished. Fortunately for Vonnegut, he had survived after hiding in a Slaughterhouse underground, hence the book name, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut’s writing was influenced heavily by his personal life, as he suffered many tragedies throughout the course of his life. This included a wealthy family, who fell victim to the Great Depression, an alcoholic and drug addicted father, having both his sister and her husband pass from cancer and an unfortunate train accident, and having his mother die of drug overdose while he was away at war. This lead to his unique dark humor and grim outlook on