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Violence
Barely any
References to war violence and executions
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Moral ambiguity about guilt, identity, and complicity in evil
What this book is about
Vonnegut's 1962 novel presents Howard Campbell Jr., who served as a Nazi propagandist while allegedly working as an American spy. Deep moral ambiguity, themes of identity and guilt, and a disturbing portrait of self-deception. For mature teens and adults.
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Nazi protagonist/setting
Deep moral ambiguity about guilt
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