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Breakfast of Champions tells the story of the events that lead up to the meeting of Kilgore Trout and Dwayne Hoover, the meeting itself, and the immediate aftermath. Trout is a struggling science fiction writer who, after their fateful meeting, becomes successful and wins a Nobel Prize; Hoover is a wealthy businessman who is going insane, sent over the brink by his encounter with Trout.

Trout, who believes himself to be completely unknown as a writer, receives an invitation to the Midland City arts festival, and Trout travels to Midland City. First he goes to New York City, where he is abducted and beaten up by the only anonymous, faceless characters in the book, who through the media gain the moniker "The Pluto Gang." He hitches a ride…

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Posted By matt d #195403 at Aug 13, 2011 12:44 AM

ok, so im confused how Vonnegut uses post-modern techniques, along with plot, to question the nature of free will versus fate and how the individual fits into this debate.

just basically an explanation of how he uses post-modern techniques with plot to question the nature of free will versus fate and how the individual fits into the debate. I am totally confused on the question

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Posted By ata u #79535 at Feb 09, 2009 1:10 PM

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what is the significance of the title Breakfast of the Champions?

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Posted By chris j #126339 at Feb 16, 2010 10:34 AM

ETC?

Why the picture of the him crying at the end? Is this related to the symbol of the apple he offers Trout?

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