Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., was born November 11, 1922, in
             Indianapolis, Indiana(Dictionary of Literary Biography). Kurt is often
             known for his science-fiction writing. He often uses space travel and
             technology within his novels (World Book Encyclopedia). Vonnegut
             attended Cornell University from 1940 to 1942. Next, he attended the
             University of Chicago from 1945 to 1947. He was awarded a masters degree
             in 1971 in anthropology. Also in 1945, he was wed to Jane Marie Cox.
             Kurt and Jane had three children, Mark, Nannette and Edith(Dictionary of
             Literary Biography). In 1947, Kurt moved to Schenectady, New York
             to work for General Electric Research Laboratory as a public relations
             writer. It was here that he wrote his first novel, Player Piano.
             Vonnegut's next move was resigning from his job to fulfill his dream. He
             moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts so he could concentrate on his
             writing. For the next seven years Vonnegut worked on novel titled
             "Upstairs and Downstairs." He never did finish this novel. He received
             income by starting a Saab dealership and writing short stories.
             Becker 2 In 1957, his father died of lung cancer. His sister and her
             husband soon died which would one day lead him to write the novel
             Slapstick. Kurt Vonnegut's writing style is exemplified in the
             novel Slaughterhouse-Five. This novel also shows Vonnegut's view on war.
             He entered World War II in 1939 and stayed there for the remainder of
             the war. Vonnegut was captured by the Germans and imprisoned in Dresden,
             Germany. He witnessed first-hand the bombing of Dresden by the British
             and Americans. He uses Slaughterhouse-Five to show that the human race
             has a tendency to inflict destruction on itself(World Book Encyclopedia).
             Before he wrote Slaughterhouse-Five, he published The Sirens of
             Titens in 1959. This was a story...