After the war, Vonnegut tried to  make sense of human behavior by studying an unusual  aspect of anthropology: the shapes of stories, which he insisted were just as interesting as the shapes of pots or spearheads.
Depois da guerra, Vonnegut tentou perceber o sentido do comportamento humano estudando um aspeto invulgar da antropologia: as formas das histórias que, insistia, eram tão interessantes como as formas dos potes ou das pontas de lança.