Cat’s Cradle: Chapter 100 Summary & Analysis

With the rites concluded, “Papa” still doesn’t die just yet. John asks Frank about when they should announce his presidency. Frank insists it is up to him; he will take care only of more technical issues, like the repairing the power plant and staging an air show that afternoon. The show is for the “Day of the Hundred Martyrs to Democracy” and will involve six planes shooting at targets in the water. Frank tells John that he’s the boss, and John feels like Frank is “escaping human responsibilities” by “going down a spiritual oubliette.”