I find it troubling that he routinely questions the value of the " average " persons life , while never tiring of stressing how important and interesting the lives of him and his family are .
2007-02-09 14:07:59 · 3 answers · asked by Parapet 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
When I think misanthrope, I think Franz Kafka or Henry Miller. Although he has misanthropic leanings, Vonnegut - in my humble opinion - has a way of pointing out our crazy flaws that makes me see it and want to change. So he has the opposite effect. That's just my two cents.
(Further thinking): The idea that I remember from Slaughterhouse Five that really sticks out in my mind is something about war being like glaciers - inevitable, but that you have to fight against them. (I can't recall the exact quote, though.)
2007-02-09 14:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Globetrotter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wanting you to be troubled is the key don't you think?
2007-02-09 22:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cynical skeptic maybe.
2007-02-10 00:05:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋