Humanity and Divinity
in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
by Marek Vit
1998
Abstract
Kurt Vonnegut's readers have noticed the fact, that his books lack heroes and villains. All the chracters appearing in his works seem to be little pathetic pieces with no free will looking, more than like humans, like machines or puppets. Another interesting aspect of Vonnegut's works is the relationship between his characters and God. This essay joins these two things. It deals with Humanity and Divinity as with two literary characters and, based on images created from their analysis, it defines who the villain is and who the hero is. Furthermore, the relationship between these two characters is applied to Vonnegut's own way of thinking about the world. At the end of the essay, similarities between Kurt Vonnegut's 'faith' and Christians' faith are explored.
Humanity and Divinity in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut
1) Introduction
2) The Image of Humanity
3) The Image of Divinity
4) Hero vs. Villain
5) A Parable to Kurt Vonnegut's Life
6) Conclusion
7) Bibliography and the Abbreviations used
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