Cat's Cradle

        I have continued my reading of Cat's Cradle, a fictional novel written by Kurt Vonnegut. Let me start of by saying, that this book has the most bizarre form of writing I have ever read. Vonnegut is writing about a fictional religion called Bokonon, where the primary belief is that all religions are fake, and completely understanding the complete limits of ones religion is a waste, for you will never find them. Vonnegut tells us about this interesting religion through the journey of the main character Jonah, who is on a hunt to find as much about the father of the atomic bomb, a man named Dr. Felix Hoenikker, as he can. The search is currently leading Jonah to an island known as San Lorenzo. I find San Lorenzo to be a very interesting island mostly due to it's politics and form of running the society. It seems to be lead by a leader of the name, "Papa Monzano", who wants to make the island a perfect Utopia, and in order to do so, all the rules are made extremely strict. Any felony is dealt with by "The Hook.'' A big hook that is used to slice through people in the stomach, and hang them up.
       One question I have about the island of San Lorenzo and it's strict government, is on one of their major oppositions; Bokononism is not allowed to be practiced. Why is that? When Jonah lands on the island, he sees a billboard warning of this, and another claiming that the only religion to be practiced is Christianity. I think the author Kurt Vonnegut constructed this restricting rule of the island to warn of possible dangers that can occur if a society attempts to create a Utopia. Often, in history or in other fictional books, when a Utopia is created, it can leave other peoples believes, religions, and moral values out because they are not considered "perfect" enough for the society. The leader and followers decide they must get rid of it in order to make sure that their society is not contaminated with anything seen as unfit. Possibly however, there is another reason to this? As I continue to read, I hope to find the answer to this question.