Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Cat’s Cradle, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Science and Morality
Religion
Governance, Politics, and Nationhood
Absurdity and Meaninglessness
Summary
Analysis
John visits Jack’s Hobby Shop. The owner, Jack, shows him an exquisitely made model island built by Frank when he worked there, describing Frank as a genius. Frank would spend “thousands of hours” working on it, explains Jack.
This story ties in with the idea of Frank as an experimenter, not dissimilar from his father. He created an impressive stage-set of real life, but it is ultimately just that—artificial.
Themes
