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There's a Little Green Alien in All of Us; Reflections on Humanity in Slaughterhouse Five77

There's a Little Green Alien in All of Us; Reflections on Humanity in Slaughterhouse Five

by RooBee

published 11 months ago

It’s probably safe to say that Kurt Vonnegut didn’t just throw Tralfamadore and its odd inhabitants into his war novel for fun. The Tralfamadorians in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five” may be a coping mechanism for the story’s...

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Cold Realization: Following a Theme of Lost Innocence Through Two Classic Stories.76

Cold Realization: Following a Theme of Lost Innocence Through Two Classic Stories.

by RooBee

published 2 years ago

In the short stories “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck and “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, a reader feels the thematic impression of lost innocence. In each tale, there comes a point at which the protagonist changes, giving...

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