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Epicac Kurt Vonnegut Analysis

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“Epicac” is very well written by Kurt Vonnegut that people may not even realize intertwined within the words, he tells a story about how mankind will do anything to stay dominate and those who want love are, in the end, deceived and trapped by love it’s self. Throughout the story Vonnegut allows readers to grow attached to each character in some way, by building an emotional side to Epicac he became more relatable. The Narrator constantly refers to Epicac as a best friend, having soul, or adding “who” in place of “that”. With human characteristics attached to a machine a certain hope for Epicac evolves, wanting the story to come out with a happy ending. Epicac, made for humans, wanted by humans, and aspired to be human, was ultimately rejected, belittled, and self destructed all in the name of man. Vonnegut plays into this by tapping on people emotions, engulfing those who feel like they are the “little guy”, they are the ones that get stomped on and used up. Epicac is portrayed as a best friend, one that would do anything to make someone happy, and that is where we can apply the same situation to today. …show more content…

People tend to not put other’s feelings fist when it comes down to something they want. The Narrator does the same thing. The story started off as both Narrator and computer getting along. He needed Epicac to woo Pat, making her blind to whom the real mastermind behind the poems was. Then once Epicac wanted Pat, the Narrator made up lies tricking Epicac into thinking he was nothing more than metal and glass. With his final words Epicac accepted his fate in the form of murder by saying, “I don’t want to be a machine, and I don’t want to think about war. I want to me made out of protoplasm and last forever so Pat will love me.” (pg.

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