Corruption In Cat's Cradle

Everyone has heard the expression "curiosity killed the cat." That is to say, the search for new wisdom can often have unpleasant consequences; a child curious about the kitchen stove is bound to get burned. This is exactly what Kurt Vonnegut demonstrates in Cat's Cradle with the example of ice-nine, which is developed by the fictional creator of the atom bomb, Felix Hoenikker. It is symbolic of the atom bomb in that it has the power to end human life. Hoenikker is obviously an exceedingly smart man; however, it can be inferred from his inventions that he does not always consider the negative consequences of his new discoveries. He is merely on a quest for further knowledge, not a quest to better our society. The game of cat's cradle,

In Kurt Vonnegut’s eyes, America is being taught that some books and ideas are tantamount to diseases. As a consequence, the humorous, satirical novel Cat’s Cradle has been unjustly challenged in a few areas of the United States. The novel looks at the structures that curb our society, especially in religion and science, and contains an educational value that is paramount in correlation to its suggestive themes. Therefore, despite Cat’s Cradle’s minor suggestive content, including religious satire and mature themes, the book possesses important concepts that should not be overshadowed by these negligible reasons. It is puzzling how the novel received bans for such irrational conclusions.

Introduction- Technology may seem very important in today’s society, but in these two novels these authors bring it to a whole other level. In one book called Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, discusses the issues in its society and how one can be considered vile for believing something that is not in the ‘norm’. Similarly, in a novel Feed, a character named Violet represents a previous society where people can be perspicacious without using high tech devices. Both of these authors exemplify the direction society is turning into-technology is taking over the world and there are fewer intelligent people because of this.

In the era of technological advancements, one can not help but fall into its trap. It is starting to replace our ability to question, reason and even think. The works of Ray Bradbury in his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 portrays the devastating effects of technology in the face of mankind. It follows the life of Guy Montag, a fireman whose job is to burn books instead of putting fires out. As he develops a love for books, he starts to question and notice their technology-dependent life. His worries take him to Faber, an English professor who explains him a great deal about the why the society is the way it is. Using juxtaposition and personification, the author demonstrates that technology restricts knowledge and creates ignorance in society.

Kurt Vonnegut’s basic concern in these two novels is based on the complexities of human situation. Kurt Vonnegut mainly focuses on the disordered cycle of life and death to which all human beings are inseparably bound. His works represent the purely existential horrors faced by men due to the uncontrollable growth in the technical

Displayed through the numerous delinquents entrapped in the distractions that the government has provided, Ray Bradbury develops a theme that can precisely relate to our world. This truth is that the many disturbances (such as technology) in a society can have ramifications. In the same token, Kurt Vonnegut from the "Harrison Bergeron" excerpt, forms a theme in which highlights the negative outcome when equality is considered more important than individuality. Despite the varying themes, both authors do a coherent job of incorporating their opinions of society throughout their writings and explaining the dreadful effects on our

Political Corruption in The Jungle During the time period of industrialization, corruption was common and accepted by most. Immigrants would not have true and honest trials in court. When immigrants bought houses, their agents did not inform them of interest charges, tax fees, and other miscellaneous fees that they were going to be charged.

Everyone has heard the expression "curiosity killed the cat." That is to say, the search for new wisdom can often have unpleasant consequences; a child curious about the kitchen stove is bound to get burned. This is exactly what Kurt Vonnegut demonstrates in Cat's Cradle with the example of ice-nine, which is developed by the fictional creator of the atom bomb, Felix Hoenikker. It is symbolic of the atom bomb in that it has the power to end human life. Hoenikker is obviously an exceedingly smart man; however, it can be inferred from his inventions that he does not always consider the negative consequences of his new discoveries. He is merely on a quest for further knowledge, not a quest to better our society. The game of cat's cradle,

Behind the Beautiful Forevers uses conflicts to help establish the theme that corruption is one strategy to overcome poverty. One conflict is between Sunil and the orphanage where he was angry to discover that his orphanage is corrupted. Sunil finds out about how the orphanage work for the sole reason of getting money from foreigners, and that money is not implemented on the orphanage kids. Instead that money is for the nuns personal use. This shows that even an orphanage and a Handmaid, the least expected, uses the opportunity to be corrupted and survive from their own poverty. When the author was describing Sunil, she says, “He(Sunil) knew why he and the other children received ice cream only when newspaper photographers came to visit, and

<br>I. Kurt Vonnegut has a great awareness of the destructive social impact of science and technology.

His comparison of science to Satan reveals his hatred towards the ideology of science; therefore, he further goes to the extent of crushing the “toy thing”

Felix Hoenikker's invention of Ice-9 also proves to be dangerous for humankind. With the intent of creating a product that the marines could use to freeze the movement-hindering mud, Felix presents the world with Ice-9. Since humans aren't prepared to handle such a potentially destructive element, it brings about the end of the

Vonnegut’s symbolic and satirical representation of humans as robots in his novel: Breakfast of Champions is representative of the authors interpretation of world events and conflicting nature of human beings. The renowned author often hits on significant and worrisome themes such as destruction of the planet and overpopulation. His unique and unparallel style includes outrageous and often unrealistic chain of event that are obviously symbolic and relevant to the story as well as the author’s attitude on a particular subject matter. For instance in describing when Kilgore Trout writes his stories, he does not save them

This project examines the theme in science fiction that explores humans altering nature (hereinafter “playing God”). This project explores the consequences of three types of playing God in science fiction, creating life, extending life, and modifying life (hybrid beings). The playing God theme in science fiction works explored in this project include a broad range of emotional, mental, physical, and moral consequences. It is my opinion that scientists (includes medical and biomedical researchers) should consider the consequences in science fiction works before they explore life altering technological advancements. The science fiction works often predict consequences beyond those accepted as possible in science at their date of publication, but subsequent advances in science create situations where the consequences are no longer out of the realm of possibilities.

Science has made a big impact in the world. There are some cases where it has been used for good, but it can still be used for manipulation and evil. “The Last Flight of Dr. Ain” gives a story of a man with great connections to how mother earth feels about the humans. His choices lead him to carry out actions that are misleading and appalling. Dogs are very loyal companions that are willing to please their owner, which makes them easy targets in “Thou Good and Faithful.” A disturbing part of “Mating Call” is group parthenogenesis. The aliens in the story cannot evolve from what they are. These three stories give key examples how science is misused.