Postmodernist Features in Vonneguts Cats Cradle Essay -- Cats Cradl

Postmodernist Features in Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Cat's Cradle is a book, which enables many points for literary discussions. One possible topic of them could be the postmodernist features in this book. In this examination Ihab Hassan's essay "Toward a Concept of Postmodernism" was used as a source of secondary literature for defining of postmodernist features. The most visible and prevalent features are postmodernist metonymy, treatment of the character, dynamic tension, anarchy and a postmodernist look at religion as a whole. To put Vonnegut's Cradle into a definite time span, let me start with a bit of personal data about the author. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was born on November 11, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although from a wealthy family, the Depression caused a rapid lost of their fortune. After having no success with his study of science, Vonnegut found pleasure in writing. Poor academic performance made him leave the university and join the U.S. Army. It is hard to state for sure, if his inspiration for writing laid mostly in his genetically inherited poetical cells or in his life experience. When we look at his father's occupation, we find nothing striking that would have something in common with writing. His father was an architect. So let's have a look at his mother. She had a long history of mental instability and consequently committed a suicide. As well known, in each talented writer is a piece of insanity. After taking into account Vonnegut's science fiction themes, we can lead discussions about this connection to his mother's sanity. Some inherited features can be se... ...nnegut. New York: Warner Books, 1972. Vonnegut, Kurt. Cat's Cradle. London: Penguin Books, 1965. Zelenka, Petr. Zelenka, Petr. Novà © nà ¡boÃ… ¾enstvà ­ Kurta Vonneguta. Jinoà ¨any: H&H, 1992. http://www.cs.uni.edu/%7Ewallingf/personal/bokonon.html 16.3.2002 (The Books of Bokonon) http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/4953/kv_life.html 16.3.2002 ("A life worth living" essay by Nick McDowell) www.duke.edu/~crh4/vonnegut/catscradle/cats_magill.html 16.3.2002 (Synopsis: Cat ´s Cradle) http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/4953/kv_religion.html 16.3.2002 ("Understanding Religion Through Cat's Cradle" essay by Liana Price) http://home.eduhi.at/user/tw/vonnegut/vnetlnk.htm 16.3.2002 (Vonnegut ´s life) http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catscradle 25.11.2001 (Vonnegut ´s life) "KdyÃ… ¾ povà ­dka byla krà ¡lem." HN Và ­kend 2.November. 2001, natl.ed.: 21. Postmodernist Features in Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Essay -- Cat's Cradl Postmodernist Features in Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Cat's Cradle is a book, which enables many points for literary discussions. One possible topic of them could be the postmodernist features in this book. In this examination Ihab Hassan's essay "Toward a Concept of Postmodernism" was used as a source of secondary literature for defining of postmodernist features. The most visible and prevalent features are postmodernist metonymy, treatment of the character, dynamic tension, anarchy and a postmodernist look at religion as a whole. To put Vonnegut's Cradle into a definite time span, let me start with a bit of personal data about the author. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was born on November 11, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although from a wealthy family, the Depression caused a rapid lost of their fortune. After having no success with his study of science, Vonnegut found pleasure in writing. Poor academic performance made him leave the university and join the U.S. Army. It is hard to state for sure, if his inspiration for writing laid mostly in his genetically inherited poetical cells or in his life experience. When we look at his father's occupation, we find nothing striking that would have something in common with writing. His father was an architect. So let's have a look at his mother. She had a long history of mental instability and consequently committed a suicide. As well known, in each talented writer is a piece of insanity. After taking into account Vonnegut's science fiction themes, we can lead discussions about this connection to his mother's sanity. Some inherited features can be se... ...nnegut. New York: Warner Books, 1972. Vonnegut, Kurt. Cat's Cradle. London: Penguin Books, 1965. Zelenka, Petr. Zelenka, Petr. Novà © nà ¡boÃ… ¾enstvà ­ Kurta Vonneguta. Jinoà ¨any: H&H, 1992. http://www.cs.uni.edu/%7Ewallingf/personal/bokonon.html 16.3.2002 (The Books of Bokonon) http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/4953/kv_life.html 16.3.2002 ("A life worth living" essay by Nick McDowell) www.duke.edu/~crh4/vonnegut/catscradle/cats_magill.html 16.3.2002 (Synopsis: Cat ´s Cradle) http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/4953/kv_religion.html 16.3.2002 ("Understanding Religion Through Cat's Cradle" essay by Liana Price) http://home.eduhi.at/user/tw/vonnegut/vnetlnk.htm 16.3.2002 (Vonnegut ´s life) http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catscradle 25.11.2001 (Vonnegut ´s life) "KdyÃ… ¾ povà ­dka byla krà ¡lem." HN Và ­kend 2.November. 2001, natl.ed.: 21.