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In Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut uses a very real, direct, and sometimes playful style. In the preface, he speaks directly to the reader, fully exposing his personality, his reasons for writing the novel, as well as how he intends to write the novel. In doing this, Vonnegut sets up the novel perfectly by basically telling the reader what they are to expect. Rather than spend multiple chapters establishing the tone, the various themes, and the other elements of the novel, he covers them all briefly in the preface.
Vonnegut's style in the preface gives the reader an understanding of Vonnegut himself- stories from his past, his reasons for writing the novel, and his thoughts on certain elements of the novel. He does this in a way that makes him very likeable. Sarcasm is one method he uses to add to the realism of his narration; he begins the preface by stating that the expression which the book takes its title from is "a registered trademark of General Mills, Inc., for use on......

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