Literary criticism of "Slaughter House Five", by Kurt Vonnegut.
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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)
Vonnegut's views on death, war, technology and human nature were all affected by his experience in Dresden …
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…Vonnegut." Survey of Contemporary Literature. vol.10. Salem: Salem Press,1972. Huber,Chris. VonnegutWeb. 21 March 1999 . Klinkowitz,Jerome. The Vonnegut Statement. New York: Delacorte Press, 1973. Nuwer, Richard. "Kurt Vonnegut and WWII". Contemporary Literary Critism. vol.60. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1990. Reed,Peter. Kurt Vonnegut,Jr. New York: Warner Books, 1972. Schatt,Stanley. Kurt Vonnegut,Jr. Boston: G.K.Hall, 1976. Vanderwerken,Joseph. "Slaughterhouse Five." Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction. vol.5. Washington: Beacham Press,1996. Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five. New York: Seymore Lawrence, 1969.
