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Dr. Felix Hoenikker
Frank is Dr. Hoenikker’s eldest son. John’s research tells him that Frank was considered a reclusive child. Initially, nobody knows where Frank has been since the day of his father’s funeral. It transpires that he has taken up a powerful role in the government of San Lorenzo, having offered its dictator “Papa” Monzano the technology of ice-nine. When “Papa” dies, Frank abdicates his responsibility and asks John, a complete newcomer to the island, to be leader instead of him. Like his father, he retreats from taking responsibility for his actions. After the ice-nine incident, Frank is more interested in keeping an ant farm than in admitting any culpability regarding the freezing of the world’s waters.
Frank Hoenikker Quotes in Cat’s Cradle
The Cat’s Cradle quotes below are all either spoken by Frank Hoenikker or refer to Frank Hoenikker. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 110
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From what Frank had said before he slammed the door, I gathered that the Republic of San Lorenzo and the three Hoenikkers weren’t the only ones who had ice-nine. Apparently the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had it, too. The United States had obtained it through Angela’s husband, whose plant in Indianapolis was understandably surrounded by electrified fences and homicidal German shepherds. And Soviet Russia had come by it through Newt’s little Zinka, that winsome troll of Ukrainian ballet.
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Frank Hoenikker Quotes in Cat’s Cradle
The Cat’s Cradle quotes below are all either spoken by Frank Hoenikker or refer to Frank Hoenikker. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 110
Quotes
From what Frank had said before he slammed the door, I gathered that the Republic of San Lorenzo and the three Hoenikkers weren’t the only ones who had ice-nine. Apparently the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had it, too. The United States had obtained it through Angela’s husband, whose plant in Indianapolis was understandably surrounded by electrified fences and homicidal German shepherds. And Soviet Russia had come by it through Newt’s little Zinka, that winsome troll of Ukrainian ballet.
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