What Do These Quotes Mean In The Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut?

Question

Quote 1.)

"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;

Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'

Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;

Man got to tell himself he understand."

pg 182

2.)

"See the cat? See the cradle? "

pg 179

3.)

"Now I will destroy the whole world."

pg 238

Answer 1

IT sounds like the meaning of life and what we do daily. tiger got to hunt, hunting is what tigers do daily in their lives, bird got to fly, birds fly daily in their lives, but the main question is why do we do these things daily over and over and tiger got to sleep, bird got to land, probably means it has to end some time

Answer 2

I think that number three is pretty self- explanatory.....

Answer 3

1. You'll understand this one once you stop wondering about it.

2. The strings are between the hands. Do you see the cat? or the cradle? What on earth is the string thing about, anyway? Have you ever seen the cat or the cradle? Think about it.

3. I think this quote pretty much speaks for itself, especially with Ice 9.

Answer 4

1 means that we are supposed to use what we are given.. and that man is not like other animals in the sense that most other animals just care about getting food; we are blessed (or plagued) with the need to think about everything

2 is actually a paradox beacuse the whole point of the book is there is no cat and there is no cradle... but when someone is telling you its there you will be like "ohh.... well i guess i see it" just so you will fit in.

3 is obvious

Answer 5

i think i hav heard of the author sumwere