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Questions on the short story EPICAC by Kurt Vonnegut

Answer the following questions using full sentences and explain in details the points
you are making. Each question is worth 5 marks.

1.What are the themes of the story? Explain your answers by providing specific examples
from the story.
2. The narrator states EPICACs fate that women cant love machines, and thats that
However, Pat did fall in love with a machine without even knowing it. What do you think
is Vonneguts idea behind this irony? Can humans fall in love with machines? Explain.
3. Even though EPICAC loved pat, he provided the narrator with enough poems to last
for the next 500 years. What does the act of giving his poetry symbolize? Why is
EPICAC's personality ironic? Provide examples from the story.
4. At the end of the story, EPICAC commits suicide by short-circuiting himself. As
readers, why do we sympathize towards EPICAC (a machine)? What is the significance
of his death? How do you think this made the narrator feel? Explain.