Mothers Night

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Spies

I have just recently finished reading the book “Mothers Night”, by Kurt Vonnegut. This book focuses and is based on events that occurred during the World War Two era. The book includes extreme events in which i am a sure that probably never happened. But there are many events that I could see happening. The book is about a man named Campbell, a confused spy. Campbell has found himself not as normal spy but a double spy. What I mean by this is that he is actually acting as a spy for two countries, the U.S. and Germany. It is like he really can’t make up his mind on which country he likes more. I also see him trying to find himself in the novel; he has been through many hard times in the novel. I think the novel helps to show just how hard times were back during the Second World War, along with just overall war. I also liked how this novel gave me a story to follow along with that was pretty much unpredictable. The book was always keeping me guessing and was not what I thought it would be. Now I would like to talk about one of the most intriguing topics in the book, most intriguing to me anyway. This would be the act of spying and the spies themselves.
Just the name “spy” get the hair on my neck standing up. It is a sleek and sly word, it sounds cool to. I would have to say that I somewhat admire spies and what they do. It has got to be hard, I mean just think about it. If you can’t then read this book and I am sure it will make you think. It made me think about spies when I never really gave them the time of day until reading the book “Mother Night”.
Spies live life on the edge. I mean could you just imagine how difficult it could be? The book shows just how hard it really is, in the end of the novel Campbell is driven into killing himself. He had no desire to live because he felt like he had no life. He felt as if he was just a tool. This hurt him, along with the feeling that he co...