So starting off reading Breakfast of Champions after Slaughterhouse Five, I am getting a very different vibe. The beginning of the novel somewhat portrays Vonnegut as an accomplished writer who is finally indulging in writing what he really wants to write about. We’ve kind of been conjecturing Vonnegut’s intentions with this or that, trying to read into things from his other novels which aren’t so explicit. In this one, I don’t think he is holding back. He has a lot to say about American lifestyle and he is not afraid of who he is offending.

Is this merely a sign of Vonnegut’s maturity as a writer, or are there other issues at play? Perhaps in the sociological, historical, or political perspective.