Essays about: "Vonnegut"
Found 5 essays containing the word Vonnegut.
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1. Staying, Sane, on a Planet Dying Fast : Art and Eco-Psychology in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This essay analyzes Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions (1973) in relation to eco-psychology. First, Dwayne Hoover is diagnosed with solastalgia; second, the narrator is shown to suffer from ecological PTSD; and, lastly, the novel is considered in light of the ecological uncanny and the ecological homecoming narrative. READ MORE
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2. ”There is no why” : A Psychoanalytic Approach to Trauma and Delusion in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut provides a profound discussion on how the many traumas of war affect the human psyche. The novel’s protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, is a direct witness of many horrific events in World War II, which causes certain life-changing symptoms later in his life. READ MORE
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3. Time-travel and Empathy: an Analysis of how Anachronous Narrative Structures Affect Character/Reader Empathy
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : This study focuses on the relationship between the author’s narrative craft and the potential for the reader’s empathetic response. Specifically, it discusses how an anachronous narrative structure provides the author with different ways to promote empathy. READ MORE
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4. Slaughterhouse-Five: An Analysis of Billy Pilgrim's Mental Trauma
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkulturAbstract : Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five focuses on Billy Pilgrim’s travels through time and his experiences during World War II. More than that, it is a story about the journey of a clearly troubled protagonist whose mental state, best described as broken, is never fully explored in the novel. READ MORE
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5. Masculinities in Player Piano : Hegemonic Masculinity as a Totalitarian State
University essay from Högskolan i HalmstadAbstract : Player Piano, published in 1952, primarily deals with the theme of men, or masculinities, made redundant by technological advance. This theme has in more recent years been highlighted by, for instance, Men's Liberation groups. READ MORE
