Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born in 1922 in Indiana. He briefly attended college as a chemistry major before dropping out and enlisting in the army. During his time in the army he was captured as a prisoner of war and brought to Dresden, Germany. He was present during the firebombing of Dresden a theme we see come up in his most famous novel Slaughterhouse Five. After the army he began working for General Electric while writing on the side. In 1969 Slaughterhouse Five would be released and go on to become his most famous novel. This novel gained him a lot of attention and critical acclaim. In April of 2007 Vonnegut passed away.

Vonnegut has become an icon for alternative culture, as well as a staple in the literary world. To this day his works remain controversial and influential with Slaughterhouse Five being banned in many schools while still being cited as a classic anti war science fiction novel. Vonnegut's trademark style is a mixture of science fiction with his dark sense of humor which he uses to make statements about the world around him.

Vonnegut was a brilliant writer with a lot to say about society and no shortage of interesting ways to say them.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.

I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.