“Love May Fail, But Courtesy Will Prevail”:The Five Things that Kurt Vonnegut taught me about Life

This year, 2019, marks the fiftieth anniversary of Slaughterhouse-Five, the seminal work of Kurt Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut has a very special place in my heart. I was introduced to his work in college through a friend, and I read many of his most popular books within a matter of months. His work led me, in some ways, to be an…