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Once in a while, literary work is created that stirs up many minds, seems to never go away. Those books usually speak out about something that is deeply rooted in society; Evil, they speak out against it. One of those works is Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. It is a masterpiece of modern writing. As the story in the book unravels, there are several recurrent themes, stated through a variety of literary techniques.         The most striking …

…is just such a work that can stir up a lot of minds and interest, maybe that is way it just won't go away. Vonnegut's writing fits right in with the feelings of generation 'x', and even though the things he talks about are long gone the issues still stay current. This reader feels very much in touch with the ideas that the author is trying to convey in his books and especially in Slaughterhouse-Five.