2bdonot2b Kurt Vonnegut Analysis

The story 2BORNot2B by Kurt Vonnegut is about a man named Edward K. Wheeling Jr. who waits for his wife to give birth to triplets. But then he soon realizes that he doesn't have people to sacrifice. That's when the theme comes. The theme of the story is that a parent would do anything to save a child. One reason that supports the theme is that Edward Wheeling had killed him and 2 others for his babies. A quote to show that is “Wheeling shot Dr.Hitz dead. There's room for one- a gread big one. And he shot Leora Duncan… there's room for two. And then he shot himself to make room for all three of his children.” The quote shows the Wheeling was willing to do anything for his children. He was willing to shoot himself and 2 others for the sake