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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Epicac
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1950A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How does the story characterize the “human condition?”
Why does the narrator choose to end the story with the last line “De mortuis nil nisi bonum—Say nothing but good of the dead?”
Does the story create an image of love and marriage that you would hope for yourself or your friends? Why or why not?
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