The meanings of life as suggested by Vonnegut in the "Sirens of Titan".

Through the ages philosophers have attempted to answer the question of the meaning of life. Why are we here? Far off is there a god or multiple gods controlling us for some greater plan? The human race will most likely ponder this question for the remainder of (human) life on earth, but to help us out, Kurt Vonnegut has thrown his own ideas out to the feeding frenzy of philosophical criticism. Vonnegut has put his answer to the big questions out for the world to see in his book, The Sirens of Titan. The Sirens of Titan, for all its wondering, futurity, and concern with larger, abstract questions transmits a greater sense of direction and concreteness. The meaning of life is not easily answered however, and there isn't one simple answer either. The meaning of life is multi-faceted, because why would life be so long and hard at times, if life were only meant to teach a single lesson?

To be free and to live as one chooses is one of the answers Vonnegut supplies to the meaning of life.

Kurt Vonnegut speaking at Case Western Reserve Uni...

Vonnegut Wooden Nickel

The Meaning of Life (Tankard album)

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