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    Cat’s Cradle: Religion and Satire What is religion? There is no one correct answer‚ however‚ one definition that seems to cover every aspect of most established religions is‚ "…the most comprehensive and intensive manner of valuing known to human beings" (Pecorino). In Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle‚ Vonnegut takes this definition and creates his own religion in order to satirize all others. Bokononism‚ Vonnegut’s contrived religion‚ is built on foma‚ or harmless untruths. Bokononists believe

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    Justin Peters Period 1 Satire 2/19/13 Cat’s Cradle In Cat’s Cradle the narrator John winds his way through the events that eventually lead to the destruction of the human race. Life to John is a quest; a quest that is defined finally by his new found religion Bokononism. He feels that everyone in his life revolves around him as they all search for something of meaning in their lives; this group is called a karass. Life is a gift that is never solicited and often unappreciated after given

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    Eddie Costello Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut The book begins with a writer researching for his book . John‚ the author and narrator of this story‚ wants to create a factual book about “The day the world ended”. It was about the day that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and what important American people were doing on that day. He talks with Newt‚ son of Dr. Felix Hoenikker‚ the creator of the atomic bomb. John soon learns of ice-nine (a tiny bit of it could freeze all the water in

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    Cats in the Cradle’ was originally recorded by Harry Chapin‚ in 1974‚ featuring in the album‚ Verities & Balderdash. Although originally intended to be poem‚ its lyrical and rhythmic nature has led to it becoming regarded as one of the most successful folk rock songs. Its success was evident with the single topping the Billboard Hot 100 in December the same year of its release. ‘Cats in the Cradle’ starts out with a natural harmony that depicts the tale of a father with his newborn son.

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    Cats And The Cradle Essay Have you ever thought about the true depth and meaning of a song? This is a song analysis of the song “Cats and the cradle” by Harry Chapin. This song was wrote by Harry Chapin’s wife‚ but Harry performed the song. The song was also remade by Ricky Skaggs. The first stanza is about when the child was a baby/toddler. His excuse was‚ “There were planes to catch‚ and bills to pay” These lines show us he traveled in his work‚ and missed valuable time with his son and

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    Cats in the Cradle Song Analysis Ever hear a song and you instantly know you are going to love it? The song vibrates through your body?(and no I don’t mean by vibrate through your body by the music turned up to one million.) when picking a song to present in class‚ it needed to provide meaningful lyrics‚ fantastic imagery‚ and a rhythm that makes people tap their feet. The song “Cats in the cradle‚” was perfect. Cats in the cradle was introduced into the world of music in 19. Its is written and

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    Examine the dangerous jokes that that form the bassis of the book. How does the author use satire to critique the idiocies and short comings of his contemporary world? The real purpose behind Vonnegut’s writings is “to poison minds with humanity … to encourage them to make a better world”. This is the author’s idiocies and short comings of his contemporary world and uses dangerous jokes in the form of black humour as well as other satirical techniques such that; Vonnegut is in a way‚ holding a mirror

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    least some description of what makes us human. Whether it was The Jacket’s window into a slightly distorted view of poverty or The Company Man’s portrait of a workaholic lifestyle and neglection of his family‚ similar to Harry Chapin’s song Cats in the Cradle.     Take for example‚ William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the story of a tragic hero who became lost after the influence of the three witches

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    “Cat’s in the Cradle” The song “Cat’s in the Cradle”by: Harry chapin is about how this father lost something so special to him. One way this song is interesting is by it has some karma. This song is pretty much saying you can make mistakes in your life. One way you can mess up is by not being close to someone that you love.One last thing is by making your family the first priority. The first part of this song is how it all began and how he pretty much missed everything. The most thing he missed

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    Social Commentary in Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle Kurt Vonnegut’s science fiction novel‚ Cat’s Cradle‚ is chocked full of social commentary‚ satirical humor‚ and an overall pessimistic view on American Society. Through the fictional religion Bokononism Vonnegut introduces us to John‚ a young man who is writing a book about the day the atomic bomb was dropped. His research led him to the late Dr. Felix Hoenikker‚ a brilliant scientist who was deemed the "father of the atomic bomb." Anxious to learn

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