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2 B R 0 2 B" is a science fiction short story by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the digest magazine If: Worlds of Science Fiction in January 1962, and later collected in Vonnegut's Bagombo Snuff Box (1999).
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. IPA: / ˈ v ɑ. n ə.g ə t / (ur. 11 listopada 1922 w Indianapolis, zm. 11 kwietnia 2007 [1] w Nowym Jorku) – amerykański pisarz i publicysta, tworzący literaturę postmodernistyczną i science fiction. Życiorys. Wczesne lata.
“2 B R 0 2 B” by American author Kurt Vonnegut is a science fiction/dystopian short story that uses dark humor and satire to navigate themes of Dystopia/Utopia and Societies of Control, Agency, and Sacrifice, addressing concepts such as overpopulation, global resource management, and the function of art.
‘2 B R 0 2 B’ is not among Vonnegut’s most ingenious works. It is a short story, after all – limited in scope and scratching the surface of the serious issues it introduces. Nevertheless, it is a quirky, absurdist tale with a harsh bite, written by a major author of the 20th century.
Vonnegut emphasizes that blurriness by making most of the characters in “2 B R 0 2 B” compliant with their control and by imagining euthanasia as a reasonable response to overpopulation. However, Vonnegut ultimately satirizes this solution and points to its absurdity.
Vonnegut's 1965 novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater describes a story by this name, attributing it to his recurring character Kilgore Trout, although the plot summary given is closer in nature...
In “2 B R 0 2 B,” Vonnegut uses satire and dark humor to critique Malthusianism and institutional responses to population growth. Malthusianism is the theory that population growth is exponential, while the growth of resources is linear.
