Chapter Seven: I Am a Robot?

    

    Apparently, the Tralfamadorians think that human beings are robots. Why would they think that? Maybe, they saw The Terminator and thought that all creatures were similar to Arnold Schwarzenegger. I notice a metaphor when Vonnegut writes, "Tralfamadorians, of course, say that every creature and plant in the Universe is a machine. It amuses them that so many Earthlings are offended by the idea of being machines"(154). Vonnegut uses a metaphor to describe the Tralfamadorians' feelings about living creatures in the Universe being machines. As a whole, living creatures' bodies work well with the atmosphere, especially here on Earth. Machines have different parts to make a finishing product. This idea is similar to the relationship between humans and plants. Human beings need oxygen to live and get oxygen from plants. Plants need carbon dioxide, which they receive from humans.