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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Kurt Vonnegut Jr

Basic Comprehension Re-read the first sentence. How does it help set up your expectations as a reader? What do you think of the ending? Does it change your opinion of Gramps? Chicago is actually in Illinois, not Iowa. Why do you think this fact is wrong? What is Vonnegut suggesting? What lesson is Vonnegut trying to teach through this story? Do you think this lesson is still pertinent today?

Focus Groups Choose a facilitator. You will feed your findings back to the class via the forum. Focus group topics: Spend 10 minutes developing a thesis (opinion) on the statement you are given. And 20 minutes finding evidence to support your opinion.

Statements Humanity’s search for eternal youth will lead to its destruction Some say that Dystopia and Anti-utopia are two separate terms – dystopia being a completely flawed world, and anti-utopia appearing to be perfect but for one major flaw. Comment on this in relation to “Tomorrow…” Read Macbeth’s Tomorrow speech. By naming the story for this speech, Vonnegut is being deliberately ironic. Discuss. Lou states that watering down Gramp’s anti-gerasone is against Nature. Has humanity already gone too far against Nature? And who decides? The larger the group, the more difficult it is to control. Manipulation is a necessary part of being in a big family. Is quality of life or quantity of life more important? Is watering down the anti-gerasone essentially the same as murder? If so, how should it be punished?