So the book is very confusing. But hey thanks to Socratic circle! I understood much more. Well in those chapters. I am still very confuse about the book a bit but hopefully things will clear up.
In the beginning of the novel, From what I believe, the characters figured out that protein was the secret to life. One character stated, Yeah, that’s it” (26). Finding the “secret of life” should be an exciting discovery, yet no one cares, it does not make a difference in their lives. In addition, San Lorenzo, Newt talks about a the cat’s cradle game. He stated that the “cat’s cradle is nothing but a bunch of X’s between somebody’s hands…” “…no damn cat, and no damn cradle” (114). So basically, these people believe that protein is the "secret of life." From what we know that’s what they all believe in the novel. But there can be many solutions to the “secret of life”.
Based on the Socratic Circle we had, the main detail I caught onto was the meaning of a "Cat's Cradle." The book mentioned that there really isn’t any meaning to the Cat’s Cradle. I think the novel was named Cat's Cradle because the basic theme of it was that people believe in things whether or not it's there, true or false. I think the author is trying to open the idea that every individual will believe in whatever they want. Take religion for example, we all have different beliefs. Whether our piers or friends may not follow the same beliefs we do, we will still continue to hold onto our perspectives. This is where it all goes back to reality. In life sometimes we need to "see" to "believe." Another thing is that we may know the truth or lie of something; however, we could choose to go on and continue on believing in it regardless.
