99 pages 3 hours read

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Cat's Cradle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1963

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Chapters 100-127Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 100 Summary: “Down the Oubliette Goes Frank”

Although Papa Monzano doesn’t die right away, John wonders when to announce his presidency. Frank promises to restore electricity and hold a ceremony, including an air show, to celebrate the Day of the Hundred Martyrs to Democracy. John plans to give a speech at the end of the ceremony.

Chapter 101 Summary: “Like My Predecessors, I Outlaw Bokonon”

John writes a humble, faith-filled speech. He considers inviting Bokonon to join the government, starting a utopian millennium of sorts, but realizes that, even combined, he and Bokonon lack the resources to give the people true prosperity, so he decides to maintain the official opposition to Bokonon.

Chapter 102 Summary: “Enemies of Freedom”

John is joined on the top battlement of the castle by the Mintons, the Crosbys, both Castles, Newt, Angela, Frank, Mona, and various officials and soldiers for a buffet. Offshore, model figures of various dictators, such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, are poised to be shot by San Lorenzo’s air force, consisting of six planes.

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