"Prison Bird" is Kurt. Vonnegut's, which chronicles the turbulent history of the American labor movement, the rise and fall of corporate development, the shadow of McCarthyism, the scandal of Nixon, and the aftermath of Watergate.
Vonnegut uses a unique and creative approach with the help of the main character, Walter. Spark's identity tells the story of these events.
This Walter was originally the son of a driver, and later went to Harvard University to earn a doctorate in bartending. After graduating, he participated in World War II, and then by chance, he became Nixon's "**** Special Adviser on Youth Affairs", his office was located on the two basement floors of the White House, and his work was also trivial and dispensable, and his colleagues looked down on him.
He played a minor role in the Watergate scandal and ended up in prison.
The reason for going to jail is also ridiculous, just because Nixon**, the box containing millions of dollars was put in Walter's office, he knew who put it, but he couldn't say, and as a result, he was detained in the ** minimum security ** correctional facility for ** crime.
After entering here, Walter was completely stunned, the Harvard background he was proud of was nothing in prison, and his cellmates were all top students from prestigious universities, and Walter was the one with the worst background.
Walter's experience is actually deliberately arranged by Vonnegut, who hopes to use Walter's perspective to unfold the good and bad of human nature one by one, so that people can try to understand that in different eras, everyone chooses life based on human nature.
Prisoner Bird is a film on the themes of justice, betrayal, loyalty, forgiveness and redemption, it has a unique style, full of irony and black humor, and has deep thoughts on major issues such as war, politics, and religion.
After reading his works, we can't help but question what the American dream is, and is it worth pursuing?
As Walter himself said, "Why am I still so ungrateful about the American economic system when I was sent to Harvard University to be educated as if I were my own son by an American capitalist?" ”
Vonnegut seemed to answer the question, but he didn't.
However, the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise, and different people will have their own answers.
As a writer, he is just throwing bricks and stones, summing up the doubts and confusions of a generation, and leaving them for future generations to comment.
After reading this book, we will also think: What are the roles and responsibilities of an ordinary person in society?
How does the fate of individuals rise and fall in the general environment?
Is an era good or bad, and are there specific evaluation criteria?
Even if the people at the bottom graduate from a prestigious school, can they completely complete the class jump?
And so on and so forth.
Literature is the study of people.
Vonnegut is a very special writer, and his characters are vivid and full of character. It's very enjoyable to watch him, in line with the psychology of human curiosity, and at the same time, the topics he discusses are related to religious wars, etc., which are too esoteric and obscure to read.
Of course, some people think that his works are too absurd, too far from reality, and I am afraid that you will have to make conclusions after reading them.
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