The timeline below shows where the term Duprass appears in Cat’s Cradle. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 41. A Karass Built for Two
...his wife, Claire. John describes them as “lovebirds.” Present-day John reasons that they were a “duprass”—a karass made of only two persons. He therefore excludes them from his own karass.
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...the new ambassador. Present-day John tells the reader that according to Bokonon members of a duprass usually die “within a week of each other.” When it came time for the Mintons...
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