Kurt Vonnegut Analysis

The Stories of Vonnegut Cave drawings, text messages, and smoke signals share a common trait: communication. Communication is undoubtedly the most important advancement of any species, especially for humans. In the modern-day world, communication has evolved into more advanced forms; one is the short story. Short stories combine two characteristics ingrained in humans, a desire for instant satisfaction and a yearning for information. Manipulating the art of the short story, allows someone to effectively deliver a message. One person who has mastered the art of the short story is Kurt Vonnegut. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 11, 1922, Kurt Vonnegut blended his love of science fiction and humor to develop his writing style. His social commentary was displayed in each of his stories by creating intricate worlds. In his story “EPICAC,” Vonnegut tackled the ethical and moral dilemmas of advanced …show more content…
The relationship between the scientist and Pat “had already been laid by EPICAC’s poetry” not his own, more evidence that the love Pat feels for the scientist is truly for the machine’s programming. A lie, being an example of human manipulation, is casually used by the scientist when he uses words such as “my poems” and “how I feel,” in fact EPICAC has told Pat how the scientist feels and how the scientist himself feels, furthermore the machine is powerful enough to declare the emotions of both the scientist and a woman it’s never seen. “EPICAC” blurs the line between human and machine and proves that the smarter the machines become the less distinguishable mankind and machine