Cat's Cradle

Comments-
1. “The theoretical villain, however, was what Dr. Breed called a seed.”
2. “I was surprised and mawkishly heartbroken.”
3. “He did it without anyone’s realizing what he was doing.”
4. “The old man had died on Christmas Eve, having told only his children about ice-nine.
5. “Dr. Breed keeps telling me the main thing with Dr. Hoenikker was the truth.”
Questions-
1. What did Dr. Breed mean when he called the villain a seed?
2. What was ice-nine?
3. Why did the Dr. only tell his children about ice-nine and what it meant?
4. Why was Dr. Hoenikker’s main thing truth?
Vocabulary-
1. Brackish- distasteful; unpleasant.
2. Antithesis- the direct opposite.
3. Mystifying- to perplex by playing upon the person's credulity.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- Dr. Breed talks about Dr. Hoenikker’s philosophies and beliefs.
Outline-
1. Dr. Breed tells the author that Dr. Hoenikker had an idea called ice-nine that he only shared with his children. He also said the Dr. only believes in truth.