Cat’s Cradle

Cat’s Cradle

by

Kurt Vonnegut

Cat’s Cradle: Chapter 35 Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
John visits Jack’s Hobby Shop. The owner, Jack, shows him an exquisitely made model island built by Frank when he worked there, describing Frank as a genius. Frank would spend “thousands of hours” working on it, explains Jack.
This story ties in with the idea of Frank as an experimenter, not dissimilar from his father. He created an impressive stage-set of real life, but it is ultimately just that—artificial.
Themes
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