Essay Archive - The Life of Kurt Vonnegut
The Life of Kurt Vonnegut
The life of Kurt Vonnegut was filled with great accomplishments and
great tragedies. The biggest tragedy that he faced had to be the fire
bombing of Dresden in World War II. This is the topic of his book
Slaughterhouse-Five. The book talks about one of Vonnegut's friends who
slips in and out of reality, having flashbacks of the experience at Dresden.
Kurt Vonnegut was born in November of 1922 in Indianapolis. This
is where he eventually met and married Jane Cox. Vonnegut's life has been
a struggle, starting with his mother's constant bouts with depression. In
1943, when Vonnegut e....
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