Final: Themes Flashcards
Young men’s pursuit of young women
Fischer
willful refusal to acknowledge certain simple, obvious truths
Khalifeh
violent resistance to economic and/or military oppression
Khalifeh
the force of change
Khalifeh/Fischer
the ferreting out of war criminals
Vonnegut
the examination of a society and of social types
Fischer
the burden of the old ways as an impediment of social change
Khalifeh
steadfastness in resisting oppression
Muller
spoofing British engagement or lack of engagement
Fischer
spoofing American engagement or lack of engagement
Khalifeh
oppression of an ethnic minority within a totalitarian state
Vonnegut
opportunism as a response to oppression
Vonnegut
lampoon of religion and/or religious belief
Muller
lampoon of military mentality or temperament
Khalifeh
lampoon of Communism and the managed economy
Fischer
economic cooptation by an oppressive state
Khalifeh
disengagement and alienation as a reaction to oppression
Fischer
criticism of capitalism and/or of the consumer society
Khalifeh
becoming what we pretend to be
Vonnegut
arbitrary and capricious treatment by a representative of a power structure
Muller
ambiguity/paradox of heroism and/or of villainy
Fischer
altruistic, human response toward individuals of an oppressor class
Khalifeh
action based on recognizing what is expected of one
Vonnegut
a young, alienated athlete, suddenly caught up in the fate of his people
Fischer
