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My view of Vonnegut and free will.
I’m about halfway through slaughterhouse five, and have finished the sirens of titan.
I was curious as to whether or not vonnegut believed in free will at all considering how he writes about it prominently in these two books, so I looked it up. it seems the general consensus is that he does not.
i would like to offer a slightly alternative view.
in the last chapter of sirens of titan, i Believe that Kurt Vonnegut made a statement on the future. The Entire history of humanity up to the events of the book until constants son (chrono) hands his special piece to salo was entirely controlled by the tralfamadorian race.
Chrono is the ultimate final piece in a grand universal scheme that steals free will.
and in the end he chooses to become an alien bird on the moon of titan. he chooses not to be human anymore, he chooses not to be controlled anymore.
to me, this says that vonnegut maybe didnt believe in free will, but did absolutely believe that some day, eventually, it would be possible.
Okie that’s it thanks for reading :P
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I’m about halfway through slaughterhouse five, and have finished the sirens of titan.
I was curious as to whether or not vonnegut believed in free will at all considering how he writes about it prominently in these two books, so I looked it up. it seems the general consensus is that he does not.
i would like to offer a slightly alternative view.
in the last chapter of sirens of titan, i Believe that Kurt Vonnegut made a statement on the future. The Entire history of humanity up to the events of the book until constants son (chrono) hands his special piece to salo was entirely controlled by the tralfamadorian race.
Chrono is the ultimate final piece in a grand universal scheme that steals free will.
and in the end he chooses to become an alien bird on the moon of titan. he chooses not to be human anymore, he chooses not to be controlled anymore.
to me, this says that vonnegut maybe didnt believe in free will, but did absolutely believe that some day, eventually, it would be possible.
Okie that’s it thanks for reading :P
#entertainment
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