Kvailumo tema Kurt Vonnegut romane „Katės lopšys“

Cat’s Cradle, the fourth novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., has been analysed from many different angles by a number of scholars. Yet, little research has been done on the prevailing topic of ignorance of people and the unwitting society in which they reside and act. Thus, the present paper focuses on exploring the theme of stupidity revealed in the novel. The aim of this paper is to analyse the seemingly essential and fundamental components of Cat’s Cradle - ignorance, dumbfoundedness, and the limits of reason of mankind, by applying the concepts of stupidity that were defined and developed by such prominent scholars as Ronell, Sternberg, Welles, and Livraghi. The research explicates the reasons which attest the history of human stupidity and the disability of society to cope with the obviously overwhelming forces of science and religion