As the story moves along into the family life of the Bergeron's, we are shown what this foreboding line means; beautiful people are made to wear masks, thin or strong people made to wear weights, and clever people to wear radio transmitters in their ears to keep them from "taking unfair advantage of their brains". ... The theme of dehumanization is not uncommon for Vonnegut, being commonplace in almost every one of his books, from Player Piano to Sirens of Titan to Slaughterhouse Five. ... They impress upon us the importance of these things, to put our minds at ease that whatever they hap...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate