Cat's Cradle

Just because someone is seen as a certain ways doesn’t mean that is truly who they are. Someone's features don’t make them who they are or any less of a human as anyone else. It makes them who they are. In “Cat’s Cradle” many characters come off to someone completely different than who they really are. Papa Monzano has everyone believing he is christian because he knows bokononism is strongly disagreed with. He doesn’t let the world know until he barely has any time. He wants to get bokonon killed. Felix is seen to be still that younger kid he was because of the things he does. Something's about him stand out to show that he is older now and that in ways he has matured. Lastly Mona is seen to be some poster girl. Someone who everyone seems to fall in love with. Thing with her is that she can love others but Frank can not. All three of these characters are different than people think they should be. Papa Monzano was a man who hid his real belief. Deep down he was really a bokononist. No one knew until it came to the day he was dying. They all thought he was christian. That day the secret came out to Jonah. The words “ member of the bokononist” (218) came out of his mouth. No one had knew it. He had kept it hidden. Bokononism was something everyone was against. He wanted…

Hunger. Everyone is always looking to satisfy it. The hunger to find the truth, to solve a problem and to solve next problem, all support the overlaying theme in the book, Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. A series of unexpected plot twists and several cliff hangers is the basis of this book. The decision made by Vonnegut to use these puzzling writing aspects was an impressive and smart decision. He was able not only engage the reader to continue reading as they tried to satisfy their own hunger…

Kennedy 1 Jasmine Kennedy Writing 121 Period 5 11/1/16 The Imitation "What is behind your eyes holds more power than what is in front of them" (Gary Zukav). What one might see, physically, hold less influence on life than one 's perception. In his novel, Cat’s Cradle, Vonnegut uses art to show his readers how it can hide the truth, show the meaning in life, and how everyone perceives things differently. Sometimes life imitates that of art. "That was one of Hoenikker’s…

One of the main themes of Cat's Cradle is the role of religion on people. Vonnegut concerns himself with the idea that religion is a means to restore optimism to a world damaged by the cold truths of science and reality. A good example of this is the religion of Bokononism in San Lorenzo. When telling about past of this religion, Julian Castle explains, "when it became evident that no governmental or economic reform was going to make the people much less miserable, the religion became the one…

Cat’s Cradle In Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, the reader is faced with the juxtaposition of religion and science. In this book, it sees that science represents the characters with discovering the truths in life whereas religion creates lies. This contrast between the two themes makes readers question how to react to the book. One end of the spectrum, is religion being represented by Bokononism, Christianity, and Nihilism. All three of those religions have extremely different ideas, beliefs,…

I remember lying in a hammock outside and reading the Cover: Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. One day my mother noticed me reading. Realizing it as a singular an event, she cautiously asked “What’cha got there.” Without looking up I responded “Cat’s Cradle.” Not recognizing the title she asked to see the book and began flipping from page to page, reading small excerpts. Now, if you have ever been privy to the works of Mr. Vonnegut then you might understand the looks of dread and panic that…

Xayd Magana Period.2 Cat's Cradle Writing The novel Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut is driven on the topic of wonder. Wonder is used by everybody at some point in their life. Many people wonder to find information, or just to pass time. Mentioned several times throughout the novel is the Cat's Cradle. From the beginning of the reading, throughout the novel, and even towards the end; there is a lot of talk over the silly game of Cat's Cradle. There is also a lot of talk over the bomb and…

Vonnegut’s Ice-9 What if there existed a type of ice that could freeze anything within seconds of contact? A big plot driver in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Cat’s Cradle is the made-up bio-weapon called Ice-9 which does exactly that. When Dr. Asa Breed says, “When it [the rain] fell, it would freeze into hard little hobnails of ice-nine—and that would be the end of the world!” he clearly shows how dangerous this weapon is to the entire world (Vonnegut 50). It’s very existence would be a bigger threat…

Countless literary works have been focused on human nature and some specifically on humanity’s inability to face harsh reality. Throughout time, many works have shown characters’ reluctance to confront the truth and instead choose to live a lie and take the easy way out. Similarly, Kurt Vonnegut uses multiple characters in both Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five to criticize American thinking for its laziness. In Cat’s Cradle, Felix Hoenikker creates an extremely dangerous substance called…

Human fallibility at its finest: Vonnegut’s view of cataclysm Putting the political agenda aside, Naomi Klein’s idea of a “long for that impossibly clean slate, which can be reached only through some kind of cataclysm” (Klein 21) does not hold true for Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut believes that man will never have a truly clean slate as we are inevitably flawed by our own stupidity. Cat’s Cradle is laid out on a bed of well spun lies, courtesy of Bokonon, which is really meant to serve as a mockery…