Apocalyptic Collapse and the Absurd in Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle

This article analyzes the way Kurt Vonnegut develops an aesthetics of the grotesque to examine the irresistible attraction humankind feels for self-destruction. In Cat’s Cradle, he evokes science, religion and our desire for Utopia to describe our unstoppable march toward the Apocalypse. Each of the...

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Main Author: Ruth Fialho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2020-03-01
Series:Caliban: French Journal of English Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/caliban/7235
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