Cat’s Cradle and Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove and Cat’s Cradle both have similarities in their story line. They were written in the 1960’s by different authors, (Dr. Strangelove is a movie not a novel) and both mentioned and dealt with Communists, and involved scientists. Although they have their similarities, the common topics are of weapons of mass destruction, power, and a dark comedy.
With both stories taking place during the “Red scare” there was always talk about not trusting anyone with a secret. In Cat’s Cradle, the secret experiment was Ice 9 which could freeze the Earth’s water supply if handled in the wrong hands. After the creator, Newt’s father, died his children each stole a piece of the Ice 9 which eventually lead to the freezing of their whole island, almost destroying Earth. Dr. Stangelove has a less “original” weapon of mass destruction. The story says that the Soviets have created a Doomsday Device that will detect and Nuclear......

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