ther wanted him to do something dependable, something of constant necessity, because he did not want Kurt to be out of work like himself. Kurt decided to major in a science because he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Bernard, who became a famous physicist (Marek, Online).
             Kurt decided to attend Cornell College in Ithaca, New York. He majored in Biochemistry. Kurt's plan to major in science was good one except for one problem: he wasn't good at it. While Kurt continued to struggle in Biochemistry, he excelled as an editor and columnist the Cornell Daily Sun, the college's newspaper. (Marek) In 1943 Kurt was on the verge of failing out of Cornell. Not wanting to get formally kicked out, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. The Army sent him to the Carnegie Institute of Technology for training in mechanical engineering. Kurt's stay at his new school was short. For he was inducted into the Amy shortly after his arrival. (Magill's 2009)
             Kurt's parents had never been able to adjust or accept that their wealth was gone. They were both very depressed and had given up on life. On May 14, 1944, while Kurt was serving in Europe, his mother overdosed on sleeping pills and committed suicide. Though already depressed, his wife's death put Kurt Vonnegut Sr. over the edge. After his wife's death, the elder Vonnegut became lost in what Kurt would later call, "his own little world."(Lundquist 12). Sadly, he remained in this state until his death in 1957. (Marek)
             Kurt was assigned, in Europe, as an infantry scout with the 106 Infantry Division. On December 14, 1944, Kurt was captured during one the bloodiest and most infamous battles of World War 2: The Battle of the Bulge. Kurt was taken prisoner and sent to Dresden, Germany, which was a beautiful industrial city that had been untouched by the war (430). Kurt and other P.O.W.'s were sent to work at a vitamin-syrup factory. Kurt w...