The Doctrines of Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut's writing displays unrestricted perception and unrestricted imagination. Overcome mountains of ignorance and rivers of innocence to extend emotions for society to sympathize with reality. He incorporates his knowledge and views into a variety of literary genres so that everyone can learn about his research and philosophies. To draw readers into his sphere of influence, KurtVonnegut administers a present tense inflection to state other verb tenses (Schatt 148). From government to technology, he applies his ideas to all topics, allowing all readers to understand his beliefs (Nichol602). Kurt Vonnegut's literature coincides with his feelings regarding human substantiality, altruistic love and post-existentialism. A primary question that Vonnegut predominantly accentuates is the meaning of human existence; “What is the purpose of life?” (Holland 54) Man must feel that he “serves some purpose,” that his life has substance and meaning (55). To find an answer to this question, Vonnegut retraces, in the pages of his works, man's search for substantiality and his attempt to change his destiny to obtain answers through power. Human nature drives man to crave control, and without domination, man feels purposeless. Making him "incapable of altering his destiny in any way", Vonnegut emphasizes an exploration of utility, and the question of the intensity of life is seen in... middle of paper... sp; everything he could to make our marriage happy. EPICAC gave me Pat's anniversary poems, enough for the next 500 years (Vonnegut, Welcome to the Monkey House 284). EPICAC knew that fate would not allow him and Pat to be together. His happiness comes from the happiness he gave her and sacrificed himself for his best friend. Feelings and beliefs do not necessarily have to come from emotions, and in many of Vonnegut's works they do