"You Are Already Dead in Illium"

My response to: Your Guess Is as Good as Mine

By Kurt Vonnegut, In These Times. Posted December 15, 2005.

"Bob Dylan sang, "Stone cold dead as I stepped out of the womb". Correct? Jesus said, "Let the dead bury the dead". True? When Eve believed a lie, ate the fruit, and died. In "Gladiator", Maximus told his men, "You are already dead in Illium". Now, at 83, you must know how right you were about the "great zipper of God". He is frightfully righteous, I would guess? When I returned from Viet Nam, I read your book and wept. - Wildfeather

Posted by: Wildfeather on Dec 16, 2005 2:50 AM