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...truly captured this novel morality play. The great dystopic and apocalyptic tales, such as Orwell’s “1984”, Huxley’s “Brave New World”, Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”, and Vonnegut??s “Cats Cradle”, are all written as science fiction. Our power to utterly destroy ourselves or our world through nuclear war or other man-made mishaps has only been comprehended and communicated through science fiction. Even the current threat posed by climate change...
...goingto be so beautiful until later becauseof the nature of the digital camera I wasusing.”The technique lends itself well to thelinear structure of the narrative, toldfrom the perspective of Chico. Furtadocites the tradition of American literature—from Mark Twain to Kurt Vonnegut??as his inspiration for telling hisnarratives from the perspective of youngmales.All of the actors in the film are universitystudents, with the exception ofChico’s love interest Roza, who is playedby Ana Maria Mainieri, a professionalmodel who had never acted before.Furtado is known for having manipulativeand calculating women...
...formally known as Washington’s Birthday) is a holiday when all Americans are suppose to do their civic duty by buying linens and dwelling upon the achievements of Millard Fillmore. Columbus Day is a day to remember 1492—to paraphrase Vonnegut??the year sea pirates discovered a new continent. Thanksgiving is the time to eat cranberry-covered turkey and be nice to your family—all your family. But Trout Day is different. Trout Day requires nothing of us and can be legitimized only as a day to get off because it?...
Harbor, who had already committed to Florida St., suffered a vicious sack and permanently damaged the already tenuous ligaments in his right knee. When Harbor’s football career was permanently ended, all eyes immediately turned to Moxon—who just happened to be reading Kurt Vonnegut??s Slaughterhouse Five behind the covers of his playbook...
...discussion relied on audience input, which ranged from questions about Mark Vonnegut??s Harvard days to audience members’ personal stories about mental illness...