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[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

woke up from a nap and I had a text from @Nanditaa_K telling me to read the email @litwithlayton crying in the club real bad right now and semi choking because I’m still lying down but it’s fine🥺😭

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@litlindsey742 I think that a passage that did this for me was the one about religion and blind uncertainty. It showed that there are always multiple very different ways to interpret situations, and later he connects the idea that the more you empathize, the more open your mind is #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@sarahliucifer I wonder what his reasoning was for separating the atheist portion from this worshipping portion of the speech. I wonder what his analysis would be about the atheist—what does he worship? #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@EschbachJackie @shweLIT2020 Another passive example of sexism is when it is described how Marion “vents her maternal instincts on her immaculate furnishings,” which suggests she spends most of her time taking care of the house like a “proper housewife” of the time #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@Nanditaa_K so the point of view that this machine is bad and has overall negative affects is probably an opinion of his own about antidepressant drugs #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@Nanditaa_K I think to some extent, he represents Vonnegut himself.I found an article about creativity and whether or not it is hindered by antidepressants and Vonnegut is quoted saying”you cannot he a good writer of serious fiction if you are not depressed” #laylit20 https://t.co/7GOX3Afvtb

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

Along with”creating happiness,” Euphio also has a lasting impact on people afterward. After use, the narrator has become more cynical, which may argue that clinical antidepressants (which were introduced at the same time as this piece) cause more harm than good #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

Kelly’s choice to sacrifice his son reminded me of the classic ethical question of in the “trolley problem.” Do you think he should’ve killed one life in order to save many others? #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@sydneyetran @Nanditaa_K I agree with this. War is a lot of strategic planning, with regard to its consequences, but the consequences aren’t making the tough decisions. Sacrifice is always made because emotions are put on hold in the decision making process #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@EshaSinha4 I definitely agree, and I think that it’s not only within the government regulated society that this theme is portrayed.The “initiation process”for the nothingheads also involves a lack of individuality,even if its only purpose is to conceal identities of the captors #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@joey_meditz @layswaythebae I agree with this, and more evidence of the governments manipulation of the public perception of what is considered “ethical” is how it’s the law that in a suicide clinic, the person has to “ask for the needle”(35), which gives the illusion of choice #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@EschbachJackie I think it could also symbolize wedding bells and each time they hear the bells, Newts time is running up as the wedding becomes closer and closer #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@VoiceAdam4 @yashage_lit I agree and I think it’s probably because he’s in shock—he hasn’t seen Catherine in a long time, and now he’s digging up all of these feelings that he’s never shared before #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@litwithlayton I think it was definitely written as sort of a warning against the spread of communism and it’s “unfair equality.” It most likely succeeded in promoting containment policies #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@krempaskym I was also wondering this because obviously society would be more productive if everyone was at a higher caliber of mind, but I think the reasoning is to give the government more power over their handicapped people #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@krempaskym This is extremely evident when Fiona almost subconsciously plays the song she sung with Adam instead of the encore piece that was planned. It’s almost as if the notion of Adam was what“guided her hands”to play this instead(208) #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

I found it interesting how on p201, Fiona takes a”lump of Parmesan”cheese.Parmesan is pretty bitter and sour, so it’s mostly used just for grating. I think that F taking a portion to eat on its own shows how unphased she is to most things due to the intensity of her job #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

It’s interesting how music is only mentioned a few times in the book (some point in the very beginning, when she sang with Adam, and now). Fiona always seems to be her most vulnerable and emotionally fragile when she is playing or singing. #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@litwithlayton I think that Fiona begging to get back to work as he tells the story shows how she recognizes Mark’s guilt, and how it is making her feel more guilt for her “confrontation” with Adam. #laylit20

[Zoe Hack @zhack999]

@litwithlayton I think Fiona cherishes the intellectual connection and conversations she can have with Adam—something I doubt she has with Jack—which is probably a reason that she didn’t pull away #laylit20