Hartke's father was so embarrassed that he was looking for anything about his son to brag about. "I was always sorry you didn't go out for football," he said, as though a touchdown would have made everything all right again" (29). Right before Hartke graduated from high school his father entered him into the schools science fair knowing that his son was not enthusiastic about science. As they were walking out of the Moellenkamp Auditorium in Cleveland, after the judges came to the conclusion that his father did all the work they bumped into Sam Wakefield. Same Wakefield was a Lieutenant Colonel in the army who was going around recruiting soldiers. One of the soldiers he was able to recruit that day was Hartke in account of his father. "You have just won an appointment to the United States Military Academy," he said to me, "the folks back home will think that's a better prize than any prize at the Science Fair" (44). His father was using him for his own benefit rather than him taking into consideration that his son has a high chance of dying at war. The only thing he cared about was the title of being able to call his son a lieutenant. He was ignorant about the effects of joining the military and only cared about the looks of it. .
The only thing Hartke ever wanted to do was overthrow ignorance. Unfortunately that was seen differently to those around him. When Hartke resigned his commission in 1975 he became the physics professor at Tarkington College. Tarkington College was an institution that specialized in taking care of the dyslexic and moronic kids of the ruling class in New York. During his teaching there, one of the students was Kimberly Wilder who had a learning disability. Kimberly was the daughter of Jason Wilder who was the College President. Kimberly was used as a messenger for the trustees of the school. She recorded several conversations Hartke had between his classmates and him that eventually got him fired on graduation day.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 11, 1922. He was the son of successful architect Kurt Vonnegut and Edith Lieber. ... Kurt Jr.'... These first two works of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. were initially categorized as science fiction, however Vonnegut's books go far beyond the realm of most pure sci-fi. ...
Diction Kurt Vonnegut is pointing out his view on what equality is and he wants us to think how extreme equality would affect us. ... Another use of diction Kurt Vonnegut uses to enforce his views on equality is when Vonnegut described the recently freed ballerina as "blindingly" (Vonnegut) beautiful on line 162. ... Imagery In Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut uses imagery to convey his thoughts of how handicaps affect this society. ... Kurt Vonnegut used many details to show and emphasize how different our world would be with extreme equality. Language In Kurt Vonnegut's stor...
Author Kurt Vonnegut is often perceived as one of the greatest post-apocalyptic authors of the 20th century. ... In May 1945, the Red Army liberated Vonnegut's camp. ... Kurt Vonnegut submitted what would become "Cat's Cradle" as his master's thesis to the University of Chicago, who accepted it and he was awarded his Masters in anthropology. ... Kurt Vonnegut led a generation of authors into a whole new frontier of post-apocalyptic literature and in doing so spawned a whole new group of readers. What Spielberg did for movies, Vonnegut did for books. ...
All of Kurt Vonnegut's books are strongly satirical and ironical (Vonnegut often uses very dark humor), funny, compassionate and extremely wise. ... Kurt Vonnegut also very often uses science fiction and comic book formulas (quick action, short dialogues etc.), which usually puts his books onto bookstore shelves marked "sci-fi". ... Vonnegut argued through fate, the future, love, oppression and humanity. ... It takes all the aspects of a Vonnegut Sci-fi story and utilizes them. ... That is what I feel to be Kurt Vonnegut's strength as a writer, he can make you laugh, make you think,...
Kurt Vonnegut's Satire As with many of his books, Kurt Vonnegut fills Cat's Cradle with satire of different sorts. ... Vonnegut constructs a tale of a genius, yet completely detached scientist, Felix Hoenikker, who is the father of the atomic bomb. ... Vonnegut also defines his ideas about government through the island of San Lorenzo. ... Vonnegut uses satire to show us how ridiculous people can be. Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle is teeming with satire. ...
Lastly, Kurt Vonnegut portrays war as a horrible act by showing the effects it has on a person's mental health. ... Kurt Vonnegut blames America for most of the destruction of war. ... Kurt Vonnegut is known for being an antiwar figure so this fits his theme of his other books. ... This is another example of Kurt Vonnegut's antiwar theme. ... Kurt Vonnegut uses the story of ice-nine to foreshadow that nuclear weapons will cause the end of humanity. ...
Kurt Vonnegut was the youngest of three children. ... In the story Harrison bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut Talks about Freedom for people. ... " (Kurt Vonnegut page 170) This quote from the story is showing how much power Harrison really had a lot of power and is truly a believer in what he thinks is right. ... Lastly if Kurt Vonnegut did not use the theme of freedom the way he did and just came out and talked about how a good society needs freedom and difference than the whole story would be kinda pointless. ... So lastly to finish up if Kurt Vonnegut never had the experience that he had in his...
Kurt Vonnegut, religion and social laws. When reading Slaughterhouse-Five it is extremely noticeable that Kurt Vonnegut attempts to open your mind beyond the limits that society established once as untouchables. ... The sarcasm and careless for things that Billy Pilgrim shows in Slaughterhouse-Five reflects Vonnegut's careless for everything since human is innocent. ... (Vonnegut p.53). ... Despite Vonnegut's pessimism, he defends one's independency, he defends human capacity of doing things by their own. ...
Kurt Vonnegut's Inspiration. Kurt Vonnegut, Author of the short story collaboration Welcome to the Monkey House, expressed two messages inspired by his siblings. ... Kurt Vonnegut was inspired by his siblings, and expressed his inspiration well in these short stories. "No Pain" and "Here I am, cleaning shit off of practically everything" are two thought provoking quotes, and Vonnegut did well expressing his interpretations of both through his stories. ...
