Literary criticism of "Slaughter House Five", by Kurt Vonnegut.
Title: Literary criticism of "Slaughter House Five", by Kurt Vonnegut.
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Literary criticism of "Slaughter House Five", by Kurt Vonnegut.
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 1846 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Destruction of Dresden, destruction of Vonnegut's dream
The little dream Vonnegut took with him to war was not founded on the rubble of insanity, absurdity, and irrationality that he experienced in WWII. His dream was founded on order, stability, and justice. It was founded on what Dresden symbolized. And when Dresden evaporated so too did Vonnegut's dream. (Klinkowitz 223)
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