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Zinka is a Soviet spy (and midget) who has a short-lived relationship with Newt under the guise of being a Ukrainian ballet dancer. It is strongly suggested that she steals the ice-nine technology from Newt and takes it back to Russia. With the U.S. government also obtaining ice-nine through Angela, Vonnegut sets up a blackly comic parallel with the circumstances of the Cold War and the threat of human annihilation.
Zinka Quotes in Cat’s Cradle
The Cat’s Cradle quotes below are all either spoken by Zinka or refer to Zinka. 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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Zinka Quotes in Cat’s Cradle
The Cat’s Cradle quotes below are all either spoken by Zinka or refer to Zinka. 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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