From the text:
"I know damn well they will be. The people down there are poor enough and scared enough and ignorant enough to have some common sense!"
The Question and Answer section for Cat’s Cradle is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
From the text:
"I know damn well they will be. The people down there are poor enough and scared enough and ignorant enough to have some common sense!"
One important message in the story, is that technological advancement (science) could possibly lead to the destruction of the entire human race. Science's disinterest in the survival of humanity puts all living things at risk.
In San Lorenzo, people who break the law are impaled on a large, iron hook.