Kurt Vonnegut Research Paper
Kurt Vonnegut Everything that happens has a cause and effect. Your everyday life can be influenced by somebody else’s actions, whether its physically or mentally. One influence can be the well known author Kurt Vonnegut. He blended literature with science fiction and humor and also created his own unique world in each of his novels. Kurt Vonnegut’s political and personal beliefs can be determined by his contributions in literature and his experiences in life. Kurt Vonnegut was born on November 11, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born into a well-to-do family who fell off during the Great Depression. His father Kurt Vonnegut Sr. was one of the most prominent architects in the city and his
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He returned to the United States on May 22 and was awarded the Purple Heart. Post war he graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in anthropology. He also married his high school friend Jane Cox and had 3 kids. During that time Vonnegut started pursuing his career as an author, writing novels like Cat’s Cradle (1963) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1965). Since he was endlessly disappointed in humanity and in himself, he expressed that disappointment in a mixture of black humor and deep despair into his writing. He separated from Jane and moved in with Jill Krementz, then later married her. During the years Vonnegut slowly became a major name in the American Literary scene. He also started drawing and his work now hangs in Galleries and is being sold to the public. In 1984, he tried to commit suicide with pills and alcohol but did not die until April 11, 2007 by accidentally falling on the steps of his New York brownstone. Kurt Vonnegut wrote a collection of twenty-four novels and is being read by schools all around the …show more content…
Kurt Vonnegut was often labeled as a humanist or a freethinkers. In his words “Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead” (goodreads.com). His family heritage is of freethinkers, his great grandfather Clemens Vonnegut in fact founded the Freethinkers Society of Indianapolis in 1870 and served as president of the organization for years (Augustyn 1). He was also the founder of a freethinker Sunday school and fought against religion in schools as a member of the Indianapolis Public School Board. Freethinkers were influenced by science, which explains Vonnegut’s use of science in all of his work. Science fiction helps lend form to the presentation of this world view without imposing causality upon it. You can also say that he believes that everything happens for a reason and its just destiny. Humanity was a theme that ran through most of his novels. Vonnegut doesn’t believe in supersition but free
He returned to the United States on May 22 and was awarded the Purple Heart. Post war he graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in anthropology. He also married his high school friend Jane Cox and had 3 kids. During that time Vonnegut started pursuing his career as an author, writing novels like Cat’s Cradle (1963) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1965). Since he was endlessly disappointed in humanity and in himself, he expressed that disappointment in a mixture of black humor and deep despair into his writing. He separated from Jane and moved in with Jill Krementz, then later married her. During the years Vonnegut slowly became a major name in the American Literary scene. He also started drawing and his work now hangs in Galleries and is being sold to the public. In 1984, he tried to commit suicide with pills and alcohol but did not die until April 11, 2007 by accidentally falling on the steps of his New York brownstone. Kurt Vonnegut wrote a collection of twenty-four novels and is being read by schools all around the …show more content…
Kurt Vonnegut was often labeled as a humanist or a freethinkers. In his words “Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead” (goodreads.com). His family heritage is of freethinkers, his great grandfather Clemens Vonnegut in fact founded the Freethinkers Society of Indianapolis in 1870 and served as president of the organization for years (Augustyn 1). He was also the founder of a freethinker Sunday school and fought against religion in schools as a member of the Indianapolis Public School Board. Freethinkers were influenced by science, which explains Vonnegut’s use of science in all of his work. Science fiction helps lend form to the presentation of this world view without imposing causality upon it. You can also say that he believes that everything happens for a reason and its just destiny. Humanity was a theme that ran through most of his novels. Vonnegut doesn’t believe in supersition but free