http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/kurt-vonnegut Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:46:23 -0400 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:46:23 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/512/postmodernism-in-vonneguts-cats-cradle By Derek D. Miller - “No damn cat, and no damn cradle.” (Vonnegut 66). This quote encompasses the satiric postmodern themes of absolute truth in Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle. There are several significantly strong postmodern concepts Vonnegut brings into view in this novel. First is the idea of truth, which he satirizes though the religion Bokononism. Second, is the idea of progress and how society views that progress only betters mankind, and brings it good fortune. The third concept is the concept of absolute knowledge and the idea of attaining it through science and experimentation, which relates... Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:58 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/512/postmodernism-in-vonneguts-cats-cradle