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Vonnegut gives an excellant synopsis of the irony in human behavior, and the dangers that lie ahead. The book is slightly dated.... but the philosophy isn't.
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Chapter Analysis of Player Piano

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Plot & Themes

Time/era of story    -   near future Political/social activism    -   Yes Plotlet:    -   general liberal/left wing activism    -   racism!!!! Poverty, surviving    -   Yes Kind of living:    -   general poverty story Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   engineer Age:    -   40's-50's

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings?    -   4 () United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast

Writing Style

Amount of dialog    -   roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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