The Cat’s Cradle was written by Kurt Vonnegut and published in 1963, in the midst of the Cold War and a year after the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the nuclear age, humankind's collective existence was under the constant threat of unfathomable power, consequently presenting not only humankind's frailty but also the uselessness of their position. What distinguishes this network from others is its outlandish stance on the most common of moral questions, Vonnegut juxtaposes science with religion and accordingly he characterizes science as a form of discovering truths while characterizing religion as a form of creating lies. Vonnegut utilizes this eccentric point of view as a springboard for other motifs, for instance, the futility of human pursuit,
