Cat’s Cradle

Cat’s Cradle

by

Kurt Vonnegut

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Philip Castle Character Analysis

Philip Castle is Julian Castle’s son and lives on San Lorenzo. He is the author of the only (relatively) academic text about the island, from which John learns a lot about its history. He runs the island only hotel in which he is making a huge mosaic of Mona (with whom he is in love).

Philip Castle Quotes in Cat’s Cradle

The Cat’s Cradle quotes below are all either spoken by Philip Castle or refer to Philip Castle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Science and Morality Theme Icon
).
Chapter 73 Quotes

“Oh, yes. Anyway, one sleepless night I stayed up with Father while he worked. It was all we could do to find a live patient to treat. In bed after bed after bed we found dead people.

“And Father started giggling,” Castle continued.

“He couldn’t stop. He walked out into the night with his flashlight. He was still giggling. He was mak­ing the flashlight beam dance over all the dead people stacked outside. He put his hand on my head, and do you know what that marvelous man said to me?” asked Castle.

“Nope.”

“‘Son,’ my father said to me, ‘someday this will all be yours.’”

Related Characters: John (speaker), Philip Castle (speaker), Julian Castle
Page Number: 162
Explanation and Analysis:
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Philip Castle Quotes in Cat’s Cradle

The Cat’s Cradle quotes below are all either spoken by Philip Castle or refer to Philip Castle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Science and Morality Theme Icon
).
Chapter 73 Quotes

“Oh, yes. Anyway, one sleepless night I stayed up with Father while he worked. It was all we could do to find a live patient to treat. In bed after bed after bed we found dead people.

“And Father started giggling,” Castle continued.

“He couldn’t stop. He walked out into the night with his flashlight. He was still giggling. He was mak­ing the flashlight beam dance over all the dead people stacked outside. He put his hand on my head, and do you know what that marvelous man said to me?” asked Castle.

“Nope.”

“‘Son,’ my father said to me, ‘someday this will all be yours.’”

Related Characters: John (speaker), Philip Castle (speaker), Julian Castle
Page Number: 162
Explanation and Analysis: