A checkers-playing robot named Checkers Charley loses to the protagonist of this novel because of a loose connection. The protagonist views a propagandistic play in which a young engineer points out that John Averageman is richer than Caesar could ever have dreamed of being. In another reference to Caesar, this novel's first sentence is "Ilium, New York, is divided into three parts." The Shah of Bratpuhr tours America to learn about its culture, but cannot understand how the residents of Homeste
A checkers-playing robot named Checkers Charley loses to the protagonist of this novel because of a loose connection. The protagonist views a propagandistic play in which a young engineer points out that John Averageman is richer than Caesar could ever have dreamed of being. In another reference to Caesar, this novel's first sentence is "Ilium, New York, is divided into three parts." The Shah of Bratpuhr tours America to learn about its culture, but cannot understand how the residents of Homestead are not slaves. The protagonist of this novel is up for a job at the Pittsburgh plant, but James Lasher and Ed Finnerty rope him into joining the Ghost Shirt Society, which rebels against post-Second Industrial Revolution America. For 10 points, name this Kurt Vonnegut novel about Paul Proteus, in which the automation of society is represented by the title instrument.
A checkers-playing robot named Checkers Charley loses to the protagonist of this novel because of a loose connection.
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