Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why does each chapter title end in an ellipsis? Is it just Vonnegut flair? Or is there a method to that grammatical madness?
- Speaking of madness, what's up with all the talk of mental illness in this text? Why does the narrator describe Kraft and himself as schizophrenic?
- Does Campbell ever lie to himself?
- What effect does telling us who will die and when—before it happens—have on the reader?
- Does the ending ruin the story?
- How do coincidence and randomness affect the plot of the novel?
- Campbell explains the mental machinery of crackpots like Jones, Keeley, Wilson, and Krapptauer as something hindered by their total refusal to accept the facts of reality when these facts don't fit their worldview. Does that kind of thing still happen?
- How funny is this story, and is it funny haha or funny weird? Both? Where is the comedy?
- Does Campbell slip up at all? Where are the cracks in his story?